Given name & surname
Amor
“one who is loves and is loved”
Amor is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “one who is loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “one who is loves and is loved.”
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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,958
- 701 boys · 2,257 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 228 babies
- 2025
- 169
- #1,668 for girls · #2,799 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 27% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 124 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,668 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 45 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,333 as a first name in 2020; 1,564 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.
Amor’s family of names
Amor has a related form in Amorette. Amor has a related form in Amore. In English usage, Amor as a surname has a related form in Lamour.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Amor
- Amor TowlesAmerican novelistborn 1964
- Amor HakkarAlgerian film directorborn 1958
- Amor Ben YahiaTunisian athleteborn 1985
- Amor De CosmosCanadian photographer and politician (1825-1897)
- Amor KehihaFrench footballerborn 1977
- Amor Ben SalemTunisian writerborn 1932
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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