How Many People Are Named Amour?
An estimated 991 people in the United States have the first name Amour. It is used for both genders, with 80.6% female. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Amour peaked in popularity in 2023 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amour 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 Amour paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
991
About 1 in 345,867 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.6% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
115 births
Total Registered
998
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amour
Amour is predominantly female (80.6%), though 194 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Amour as a male name
Ranked #4,877 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (37 births)
Amour as a female name
Ranked #2,429 in 2024
74 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (88 births)
Amour: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amour span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 496 babies were registered. Amour remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Amour by Decade
How has Amour 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.
Amour by State
Birth registrations for Amour span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Florida, California. The lowest are in Maryland, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 23 Amours were registered per state.
Amour + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amour as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amour
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amour: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amour?
We estimate approximately 991 people named Amour 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 345,867 Americans share this first name.
Is Amour a common name?
Amour is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 998 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amour most popular?
Amour reached peak popularity in 2023, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amour is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amour a female name?
Amour is predominantly female. 80.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amour Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amour Smith, Amour Johnson, Amour 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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