The first name Amara
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage taken from fantasy fiction; explained, for example, as a Sanskrit word for "eternal".
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 449 girls were named Amara, making it the 103rd most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amara with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amara at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 2,630 girls born in the United States were named Amara, the 98th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Amara in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Amara in Portuguese too.
Famous people named Amara
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Amara MillerAmerican actress, born 2000
- Amara LakhousAlgerian writer, journalist and translator, born 1970
- Amara KaranBritish actress, born 1984
- Amara DunqasFirst ruler of the Funj Sultanate from 1504 to 1533/4
- Amara SyFrench basketball player, born 1981
- Amara NalloEnglish association football player, born 2006
- Lana RhoadesAmerican internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress (born 1996)
Questions
- How popular is the name Amara?
- In 2025, 449 girls born in England and Wales were named Amara, ranking 103rd.
- Is Amara a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 29,279 US babies named Amara since 1880 were girls.
- When was Amara most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 2,630 babies were named Amara, its highest rank at 98th.