Amarachi
Girl name · #4819 in 2025 · Uniqueness 79/100
Amarachi is currently the #4819 girl name in the United States — 28 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4584, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Amarachi.
The 35-year story
Amarachi first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 49 babies and a rank of #3225. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Amarachi per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Amarachi against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Amarachi in class?
Amarachi scores 79 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Amarachi will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Amarachi is most common
State-level data for Amarachi is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Amarachi
Statistically, parents drawn to Amarachi tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adali, Meenakshi, Avigayil, Andersen, and Sereniti.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amarachi | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3225 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5091 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4458 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4220 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4584 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6017 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5114 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6855 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4677 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5266 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6768 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7207 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5254 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amarachi a popular girl name?
Amarachi ranked #4819 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4584.
When was the name Amarachi most popular?
Amarachi peaked in 2024, when 49 American girls received the name (ranked #3225 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Amarachi?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Amarachi. It scores 79/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.