Given name

Amarie

“one who will be forever beautiful”·“having great strength; a builder”

Amarie is a variant of Amara. One Greek interpretation is “one who will be forever beautiful.” Amarie is a variant of Amari. One African interpretation is “having great strength; a builder.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Amarie is a variant of Amara. One Greek interpretation is “one who will be forever beautiful.” Amarie is a variant of Amari. One African interpretation is “having great strength; a builder.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Amarie is a variant of Amara. An origin associated with Amara is Greek. Amarie is a variant of Amari. An origin associated with Amari is African.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Amarie through the years

Babies since 1880
2,968
494 boys · 2,474 girls
Most popular year
2005
168 babies
2025
68
#2,859 for girls · #8,288 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−25%
Easing
Boys Girls
02040608020002025Highest share 2012Boys 5.3Girls 37
Amarie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1995–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Boys, girls and both

The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 10% boys.

Boys Girls
0%50%100%20002020
Five-year rolling share of U.S. births. Blank stretches had too few births to read.

Where it’s given

Most at home inIllinois, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Illinois (6), Texas (17).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,859 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 142 in 2006. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,074 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Amarie’s family of names

Amarie has a related form in Amari. Amarie has a related form in Amara.

Walk Amarie’s family in the name graph

AmarieAmaryeAmariAmaraAmmarieAmarrieMarieAmarisAmariaAnmarieAnnerie

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Amarie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Spanish · Modern

Anahy

Anahy is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in Portuguese.

20RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Averie

“one who is a wise ruler; of the nobility”

55FamiliarEasing

2% boys · 98% girls

Arabic · Modern

Amani

“one who is peaceful” · “one with wishes and dreams”

58FamiliarRising

18% boys · 82% girls

Spanish · Modern

Anahi

Anahi is a feminine given name from Spanish.

60FamiliarRising

>99% girls

Modern

Alaniz

Alaniz is a surname.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ajalae

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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