Amara is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Amara means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Amara across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Amara has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Amara is a girl name of Latin, Igbo origin meaning “eternal or grace”. A name of multiple origins used as a modern given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 29,279 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,609 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 222 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 37 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 75 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 86 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Amara per year, United States (1961 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (2,639/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (449/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (39/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (9/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2022 (7/yr).
Amara has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #244 nationally (given to 3,114 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2020s.
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