Masculine dossier · first seen 1996
Amaru
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
62
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Amaru
How many people are named Amaru?
An estimated 973 living Americans are named Amaru.
How rare is Amaru?
Amaru is uncommon among babies today, with 57 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 8.1% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Amaru?
The median age of a living American named Amaru is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 20 years old.
Is Amaru still popular?
Yes — Amaru is currently rising in popularity, with 57 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Amaru most common?
Amaru has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.
1996Peak 20212025
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
8.1%
2025
57
All-time
984
Where it lives now
Amaru is most concentrated in California — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Amaru is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.