How Many People Are Named Amare?
An estimated 6,414 people in the United States have the first name Amare. It is predominantly male (94.1%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Amare peaked in popularity in 2011 with 665 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amare 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 Amare paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amare is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,414
About 1 in 53,438 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.1% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
665 births
Total Registered
6,471
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amare
Amare is predominantly male (94.1%), though 380 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Amare as a male name
Ranked #2,071 in 2024
72 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (639 births)
Amare as a female name
Ranked #10,291 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (28 births)
Amare: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amare span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,585 babies were registered. Amare has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Amare by Decade
How has Amare 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.
Amare by State
Birth registrations for Amare span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Iowa, Delaware. On average, about 138 Amares were registered per state.
Amare + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amare as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amare
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amare: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amare?
We estimate approximately 6,414 people named Amare 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 53,438 Americans share this first name.
Is Amare a common name?
Amare is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,471 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amare most popular?
Amare reached peak popularity in 2011, when 665 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amare is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amare a male name?
Amare is predominantly male. 94.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amare Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amare Smith, Amare Johnson, Amare 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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