Given name & surname
Amaris
“fulfilling God's promise”
Amaris is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “fulfilling God's promise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “fulfilling God's promise.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amaris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,168
- 746 boys · 9,422 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 425 babies
- 2025
- 425
- #754 for girls · #2,183 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 15% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 360 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 754 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 379 in 2016. It also appeared in 65 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (69). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,601 as a first name in 2020; 178 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.
Amaris’s family of names
Amaris has a related form in Amarissa. Amaris has a related form in Amarys. Amaris has a related form in Amarisa.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Amarysvariant
- Amarissavariant
- Amarisevariant
- Amarisavariant
- Amaryssvariant
- Amarissvariant
- Ammarislikely variant
- Amaryssavariant
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Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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