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The baby name Amare is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-MAH-ray (/əˈmɑːreɪ/) — common English pronunciation,ah-MAH-reh (/aˈma.re/) — Amharic/Ethiopian approximation.

Amare is Amharic, Arabic, English, Latin, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Pronunciation: uh-MAH-ray (/əˈmɑːreɪ/) — common English pronunciation,ah-MAH-reh (/aˈma.re/) — Amharic/Ethiopian approximation

What is the meaning of the name Amare ?

The baby name Amare is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-MAH-ray (/əˈmɑːreɪ/) — common English pronunciation,ah-MAH-reh (/aˈma.re/) — Amharic/Ethiopian approximation.

Amare is Amharic, Arabic, English, Latin, Sanskrit in Origin.

Amare is a cross-cultural given name with two well-established roots. In Ethiopian Semitic languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya, it comes from a verb meaning to make or become beautiful, to improve, or to please, yielding senses like one who makes things beautiful or admirable. Separately, in the Romance tradition, Latin amare means to love, and this association has encouraged modern use of the name in the Americas and Europe.

Used for generations in Ethiopia and Eritrea as a masculine name, Amare has gained broader visibility through the African diaspora and pop culture; NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire helped popularize a closely related spelling in the 2000s. Variants and related forms include Amaré, Amar’e, Amaree, and Amari. While classically masculine, it now appears as a unisex choice in English-speaking countries, carried by its elegant blend of meanings: beauty, improvement, and love.

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Amare – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #5 2 246
ET Boys 0 #14 14 678
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
PS 0 #221 6 5,692
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #302 5 2,588
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
YE 0 #365 17 8,639
SD Boys 0 #373 73 10,523
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PS Boys 0 #514 35 10,655
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
LY 0 #551 9 12,703
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
IL Boys 0 #569 39 10,983
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
IQ Boys 0 #657 11 13,071
LB 0 #682 9 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
SY 0 #760 8 11,684
DZ 0 #786 411 20,130
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
TN 0 #803 27 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #821 72 7,044
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
EG Boys 0 #873 14 15,035
SA Girls 0 #903 33 25,931
United States Girls 2024 #908 9 8,487
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
EG Girls 0 #944 16 14,742
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
MA 0 #1,065 64 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,080 13 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,304 312 28,008
IT Girls 0 #1,427 20 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,441 31 10,046

Amare is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States
AE
BD

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People also ask about Amare

Amare is predominantly a boy's name.
Amare is a 3 syllable name, pronounced uh-MAH-ray (/əˈmɑːreɪ/) — common English pronunciation,ah-MAH-reh (/aˈma.re/) — Amharic/Ethiopian approximation.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Amaré, Amari, Amaree and Amar.
Across languages, Amare has these equivalents: Amado (Spanish, 'beloved'), David (Hebrew, 'beloved'), Aiko (Japanese, 'beloved child'), Aziz/Aziza (Arabic, 'beloved/precious'), Carwyn (Welsh, 'blessed love').
Yes — Amare ranked #302 in Canada in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Amare ranks highest in Canada (#302 in 2024).
Amare's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #639 in 2014 to #821 in 2024 in United States.