Unisex name · Yoruba, Italian, American English

Amaree

How to say it: uh-muh-REE · /əməˈri/

Modern American respelling of Amari - Yoruba 'strength' and Italian form of Amaro; creative unisex coinage.

Amaree was the 186th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 36 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 28% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #138 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#186for boys in 2025
1 in 1,092US babies
36born in 2025
#138projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 46chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Amaree
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#186
Babies born in 2025 (both sexes)36
Share of births1 in 1,092
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+28%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#138
In France, 2025#1,110 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Amaree is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 20 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Amaree also love

Nicknames

  • Mari
  • Ree

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Amaree is about 1 in 46.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Italian, Yoruba.

In France: #1,110 for boys in 2025.

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