Given name & surname
Amore
“one who is loves and is loved”
Amore is a variant of Amor. One French interpretation is “one who is loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amore is a variant of Amor. One French interpretation is “one who is loves and is loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amore is a variant of Amor. An origin associated with Amor is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,509
- 274 boys · 1,235 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 107 babies
- 2025
- 70
- #2,900 for girls · #6,829 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 19% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,900 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 12 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 933 as a first name in 2020; 1,627 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.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Amore
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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