Amour
Girl name · #2815 in 2025 · Very rare
Amour ranks #2815 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 61 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3989, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 girls born in 2025 was named Amour.
The 24-year story
Amour first appears in the Social Security records in 2001, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 88 babies and a rank of #2156. 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 Amour per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amour in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Amour is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Amour will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Amour is most common
State-level data for Amour is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Amour
Statistically, parents drawn to Amour tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aster, Asher, Ryver, Aiyla, and Aayat.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amour | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2778 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2413 |
| 2023 | 78 | #2336 |
| 2022 | 88 | #2156 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2327 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2682 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2508 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3245 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3627 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3989 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4103 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5013 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5557 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9892 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amour a popular girl name?
Amour ranked #2815 among girls in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3989.
When was the name Amour most popular?
Amour peaked in 2022, when 88 American girls received the name (ranked #2156 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Amour?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American girls was named Amour. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very 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.