Amari is a distinctive choice, ranked #510 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Amari in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#510
US Rank #296
About the Name Amari
Amari has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #510. The name has climbed 145 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Amari is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #296, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Amari
Unlikely. With around 77 UK babies named Amari per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Amari in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Amari is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 145 places over the last five years to #510 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Amari is more popular in the US (#296) than in the UK (#510). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Amari include: Samai Amari — Samai Amari is an Indonesian former professional racing cyclist.; Amari Williams — Amari Williams is a British professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).; Akira Amari — Akira Amari is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a former member of the lower house..
Amari appears in the US top 500 at #172 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
77
UK babies named Amari (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 145 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Amari
Likely around 1 other Amari in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Amari
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Amari Williams is a British professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Drexel Dragons and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Shun'ichi Amari (甘利 俊一, Amari Shun'ichi), is a Japanese engineer and neuroscientist born in 1936 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a pioneer in information geometry and artificial intelligence.
Michele Benedetto Gaetano Amari was a Sicilian patriot, liberal revolutionary and politician of aristocratic background, historian and orientalist. He rose to prominence as a champion of Sicilian independence from the Neapolitan Bourbon rule when he published his history of the War of the Sicilian Vespers in 1842.
Amari Masatada was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. The son and successor of Amari Torayasu, he was a senior retainer of the Takeda clan of Kai Province, and ranked among Takeda Shingen's 'Twenty-four Generals'.