Is Amaru a boy or girl name?

Amaru is a boy’s name. Of the 1,025 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.0% were girls and 96.0% were boys.

Amaru

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Amaru was most popular in 2025, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,542 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,542, with 68 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,025 people named Amaru.

Amaru over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amaru’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amaru a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amaru is a boy’s name — 4.0% of the 1,025 Americans given it were girls and 96.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Amaru

Where Amaru is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org