Amaru

Given to 1,025 US babies since 1996

▲ Rising +22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#8860

recorded as girls

2,262 since 2024

#2390

recorded as boys

20 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 11 · boys 57

Peak year

2021

62 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,025

since 1996

Born an Amaru? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Amaru was most popular in 2021, when 62 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.04 per 1,000). In 2025, 57 babies were named Amaru, ranking #2390 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 22%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	11	8860	57	2390
2024	8	11122	59	2370
2023	9	10312	57	2387
2022	<5	—	47	2753
2021	5	15251	62	2253
2020	<5	—	60	2264
2019	8	11356	47	2694
2018	<5	—	39	2994
2017	<5	—	37	3123
2016	<5	—	29	3681
2015	<5	—	26	3982
2014	<5	—	24	4138
2013	<5	—	34	3189
2012	<5	—	37	3059
2011	<5	—	30	3510
2010	<5	—	25	3994
2009	<5	—	27	3831
2008	<5	—	16	5487
2007	<5	—	23	4243
2006	<5	—	24	4001
2005	<5	—	28	3447
2004	<5	—	39	2697
2003	<5	—	30	3119
2002	<5	—	22	3794
2001	<5	—	14	5142
2000	<5	—	12	5588
1999	<5	—	17	4162
1998	<5	—	24	3191
1997	<5	—	31	2546
1996	<5	—	7	7136