Baby name meaning

Amara

Immortal or peaceful · Sanskrit origin

What does Amara mean?

Amara is a female name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Immortal or peaceful”.

How popular is Amara?

In England & Wales, Amara ranked #118 among girls' names in 2024, with 414 babies given the name — up from #295 in 2014. That is its best showing in the England & Wales series, which begins in 1996.

In the United States, Amara was the #142 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880. It first charted in the US series in 1970.

Amara — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Amara over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1970 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,000197019801990200020102024US 1970: #3,585US 1980: #2,868US 1990: #1,253US 2000: #797US 2010: #654US 2020: #142England & Wales 2024: #118United StatesEngland & Wales
Amara’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Amara in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#66236
2000#71233
2005#53863
2010#410107
2015#278177
2020#160314
2024#118414

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More on Amara

Three even syllables from Sanskrit, with a meaning that manages to be both eternal and calm.

Amara: immortal, peaceful and beautifully balanced — Amara as our Name of the Day.

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