The first name Amari

In 2025, 203 boys were named Amari, making it the 241st most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 225 births (#218).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amari with other names.

In 2025, 2,000 boys born in the United States were named Amari, the 185th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 2,422 were.

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.

• Amari Cooper
  American football player (born 1994)
• Amari Bailey
  American basketball player (born 2004)
• Amari Williams
  British basketball player (born 2002)

• Gabriele
• Santos

All 80 names of Italian origin

What does the name Amari mean?

Amari means “remainder”, “surplus” in Italian.

What is the origin of the name Amari?

The surname is of multiple origins, including: * A variant of Amaro, from Italian Amaro. * A variant of Amar, from Arabic عَمَّار (ʕammār). See also Umari, Umar, Omar, and Amar. * A Japanese surname ultimately deriving from Japanese 余り (amari, “remainder, surplus”).

How popular is the name Amari?

In 2025, 203 boys born in England and Wales were named Amari, ranking 241st. Its peak was 2023, with 225 births.

Is Amari a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 53,282 US babies named Amari since 1880, 40% were girls and 60% boys.

When was Amari most popular?

2023 in the United States, when 2,422 babies were named Amari, its highest rank at 151st.

Is Amari also a surname?

Yes. Amari is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.