NameTides

Amor

Amor was the #1,666 girls' name in the US in 2025 (124 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Amor as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Amor as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Amor as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,666 (124)#5,927 (3)#3,478 (5)
2024#1,436 (154)#4,193 (5)—
2023#1,455 (153)#4,710 (4)—
2022#1,720 (121)#4,646 (4)—
2021#1,524 (138)#5,581 (3)—
2020#1,474 (145)#5,493 (3)—
2019#1,802 (113)#4,686 (4)—
2018#1,840 (110)#3,985 (5)—
2017#1,943 (103)——
2016#2,033 (97)——
2015#2,152 (88)——
2014#1,674 (126)#4,684 (4)—
2013#2,305 (80)——
2012#2,679 (66)——
2011#2,838 (61)——

Amor as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Amor as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Amor as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#2,798 (45)#3,684 (5)
2024#2,042 (74)—
2023#2,147 (67)—
2022#2,408 (58)—
2021#2,499 (53)—
2020#3,734 (28)—
2019#3,052 (39)—
2018#3,106 (37)—
2017#4,466 (22)—
2016#3,293 (34)—
2015#4,080 (25)—
2014#4,138 (24)—
2013#4,064 (24)—
2012#4,686 (20)—
2011#5,200 (17)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,455.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.
  • In 2025, 73% of US babies named Amor were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Amor is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,900 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Amor by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,224TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Amor (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AmorCanadaGirls#3,4785
AmorEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
AmorEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
AmorUSGirls#1,666124
AmorUSBoys#2,79845