Amor
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-MOR
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,666 for girls
Amor is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “love”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 1,666th for girls in the US (124 babies).
What does Amor mean?
Latin: Latin, Spanish and Portuguese word for love
“love”
Amor is the Latin word for love and another name for Cupid, the Roman god of love.
Is Amor a girl's or a boy's name?
Amor is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 124 girls and 45 boys in the US.
How popular is Amor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Amor, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 5 girls. 5 boys were also named Amor in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Amor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
How popular is Amor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,666th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 124 about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 124 girls in the US were named Amor, making it the 1,666th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,474th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 154 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972. 45 boys were also named Amor in 2025 (2,797th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Amor in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 73% of the babies named Amor in the US were girls.
Amor in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | #1,666 |
| 2024 | 154 | #1,436 |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,455 |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,524 |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,474 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,802 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1,840 |
| 2017 | 103 | #1,943 |
| 2016 | 97 | #2,033 |
| 2015 | 88 | #2,152 |
| 2014 | 126 | #1,674 |
| 2013 | 80 | #2,305 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,679 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,837 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 48 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 46 | #3,530 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
Names like Amor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Esme, Aria, Dua, Ayah, Ayla, Amara, Ayra, Luna, Amal, Safa, Alora, Piper
Names related to Amor
Amora, Amoura, Amore, Amra, Amour, Amorah, Amir, Amar, Amori
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
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, “Amor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amor, updated 20 October 2026.