Amarah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-MAR-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #765 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,186 for girls
Amarah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 765th for girls in the UK (52 babies) and 1,186th for girls in the US (195 babies).
Where does Amarah come from?
Spelling of Amara; root uncertain
Is Amarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amarah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 girls in the UK and 195 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amarah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #765among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 5,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 52 girls in the UK were named Amarah, making it the 765th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 910th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 74 girls.
Half of all the girls named Amarah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 519 girls in the UK were given Amarah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #119, up from #765 for this spelling alone.
- Amara 467
- Amarah 52
Among girls in 2025, it was 705th in England and Wales.
Amarah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #765 |
| 2024 | 74 | #576 |
| 2023 | 56 | #699 |
| 2022 | 38 | #974 |
| 2021 | 41 | #926 |
| 2020 | 42 | #910 |
| 2019 | 39 | #981 |
| 2018 | 39 | #995 |
| 2017 | 43 | #947 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2014 | 35 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 36 | #1,065 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,259 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Amarah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 195about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 195 girls in the US were named Amarah, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,334th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 206 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had more girls named Amarah than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Amarah in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,860 girls in the US were given Amarah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #114, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
Amarah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 170 | #1,341 |
| 2023 | 137 | #1,548 |
| 2022 | 151 | #1,463 |
| 2021 | 159 | #1,379 |
| 2020 | 165 | #1,334 |
| 2019 | 206 | #1,161 |
| 2018 | 175 | #1,299 |
| 2017 | 164 | #1,400 |
| 2016 | 126 | #1,693 |
| 2015 | 91 | #2,113 |
| 2014 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2013 | 75 | #2,408 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,769 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,670 |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 54 | #3,119 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,939 |
| 2005 | 53 | #3,005 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Amarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Nusaybah Ayah Aaminah Safa Ruqayyah Sumayyah Abeeha Zainab Amira Aafiyah Aasiyah
Other spellings of Amarah
Names related to Amarah
Amari Ameerah Amayra Amaira Ammarah Amariah Amairah Amar Amaria Amarii
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amarah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amarah, updated 20 October 2026.