How Many People Are Named Amarah?
An estimated 2,422 people in the United States have the first name Amarah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Amarah peaked in popularity in 2019 with 206 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amarah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amarah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amarah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,422
About 1 in 141,517 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2019
206 births
Total Registered
2,444
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amarah
Amarah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,444 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amarah as a female name
Ranked #1,343 in 2024
169 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (206 births)
Amarah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amarah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,113 babies were registered. While Amarah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amarah by Decade
How has Amarah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amarah by State
Birth registrations for Amarah span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Kentucky, Iowa. On average, about 39 Amarahs were registered per state.
Amarah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amarah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amarah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amarah?
We estimate approximately 2,422 people named Amarah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 141,517 Americans share this first name.
Is Amarah a common name?
Amarah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,444 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amarah most popular?
Amarah reached peak popularity in 2019, when 206 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amarah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amarah a female name?
Amarah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amarah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amarah Smith, Amarah Johnson, Amarah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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