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Amara

“Modern coinage, popularly explained as Sanskrit for eternal” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #98 in the US (2025) · Trending

Amara has appeared in US records since 1961 — best rank #98 (2025) · 28,982 babies named Amara all-time · 1 in 610 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #17 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #76 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #99 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amaras

• Amara — Indonesian actress and singer
• Amara Miller — American actress
• Amara Karan — British actress
• Amara Moira — Brazilian writer
• Amara Walker — American television news presenter and reporter

In stories & tradition

• Amara — The Vampire Diaries

What Amaras become

Among 101 notable people named Amara:

Entertainers appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amara, Indonesian actress and singer.

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