Amare is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Amare means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Amare across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Amare has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Amare is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “to love”. A modern name drawing on the Latin verb amare and Ethiopian usage.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,536 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 81 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 Amare per year, United States (1997 to 2025). United States peaked in 2011 (665/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (9/yr).
Amare has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2011, when it ranked #875 nationally (given to 668 babies that year).
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