Given name & surname
Amaury
“a ruler”
Amaury is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “a ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a ruler.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amaury through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,472
- 1,467 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,403 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,403 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 81 in 2009. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,627 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.
Amaury’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Amaury shares an earlier linguistic root with Amalarico. In Portuguese usage, Amaury has a related form in Amauri. In French usage, Amaury has a conventional equivalent in the German form Amalrich.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Amaury has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amaury
- Amaury NolascoPuerto Rican actorborn 1970
- Amalric of JerusalemKing of Jerusalem (1136-1174) (r.1163-1174)
- Amaury VassiliFrench singerborn 1989
- Amalric of BenaFrench theologian1150–1206
- Amaury LeveauxFrench swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holderborn 1985
- Amaury de MontfortFrench nobleman, Grand Constable of France1192–1241
- Amaury BischoffPortuguese footballerborn 1987
- Amaury PasosBrazilian former basketball player (1935–2024)
- Amaury CapiotBelgian road cyclistborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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