Given name & surname
Amare
“a flower that never fades”
Amare is a variant of Amaranta. One Latin interpretation is “a flower that never fades.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amare is a variant of Amaranta. One Latin interpretation is “a flower that never fades.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amare is a variant of Amaranta. An origin associated with Amaranta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amare through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,536
- 6,150 boys · 386 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 665 babies
- 2025
- 64
- #2,333 for boys · #15,076 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,333 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 639 in 2011. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,887 as a first name in 2020; 784 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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