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.
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.
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:
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