As I was looking up -ayden names a few weeks ago, I saw something that intrigued me: dozens of -amari names.
The -amaris looked a lot like the -aydens. They shared a common ending, they started with a variety of first letters, and they were given to both boys and girls. Same trendy sound, same personalized feel (i.e. pick your favorite first letter), same unisex usage.
But the -amaris weren’t as popular as the -aydens in 2009, especially for boys.
Boy Names
- -amari [2904]
- Amari, 1075
- Jamari, 720
- Kamari, 498
- Damari 221
- Khamari, 107
- Camari, 78
- Zamari, 53
- Lamari, 33
- Shamari, 33
- Samari, 32
- Tamari, 16
- Jhamari, 12
- Aamari, 8
- Namari, 6
- Quamari, 6
- Ramari, 6
- -amauri [346]
- Amauri, 115
- Kamauri, 88
- Jamauri, 71
- Damauri, 26
- Camauri, 17
- Zamauri, 12
- Khamauri, 7
- Samauri, 5
- Tamauri, 5
- -ahmari [144]
- Jahmari, 59
- Ahmari, 55
- Kahmari, 24
- Zahmari, 6
- -amaree [138]
- Amaree, 61
- Jamaree, 46
- Kamaree, 25
- Damaree, 6
- -amarie [99]
- Jamarie, 50
- Amarie, 27
- Kamarie, 16
- Damarie, 6
- -amarri [81]
- Jamarri, 43
- Kamarri, 18
- Amarri, 15
- Damarri, 5
- -amarii [65]
- Amarii, 43
- Kamarii, 13
- Jamarii, 9
- -amahri [9]
- Jamahri, 9
- -amaari [6]
- Jamaari, 6
Girl Names
- -amari [1252]
- Amari, 627
- Kamari, 284
- Samari, 76
- Camari, 45
- Khamari, 45
- Jamari, 38
- Shamari, 31
- Zamari, 27
- Tamari, 24
- Damari, 23
- Yamari, 14
- Lamari, 12
- Chamari, 6
- -amarie [196]
- Amarie, 110
- Kamarie, 30
- Camarie, 10
- Tamarie, 10
- Samarie, 9
- Damarie, 8
- Zamarie, 8
- Shamarie, 6
- Yamarie, 5
- -amauri [90]
- Amauri, 37
- Kamauri, 28
- Samauri, 12
- Camauri, 7
- Zamauri, 6
- -amaree [53]
- Amaree, 34
- Kamaree, 14
- Samaree, 5
- -amarii [30]
- Amarii, 20
- Kamarii, 10
- -amarri [25]
- Amarri, 10
- Kamarri, 10
- Samarri, 5
- -ahmari [24]
- Ahmari, 16
- Kahmari, 8
I spotted just 3,792 baby boys and 1,670 baby girls with -amari names. Compare that to over 100,000 baby boys and over 10,000 baby girls with -ayden names.
The boy -amaris accounted for just 0.18% of all boys born in 2009, and all variants combined would theoretically rank 106th for boys (between Antonio and Steven). The girl -amaris accounted for just 0.08% of all girls. Combined they would rank 193rd (tied with Eliana).
The -amaris aren’t as fashionable as the -aydens, but you never know–they could catch on, just like the -aydens did. They certainly follow a familiar pattern.
Have you encountered any babies or children with an -amari name lately?
[Disclaimer: I’m assuming all of the variants above rhyme with Amari, but I can’t make any guarantees. Also, I didn’t count variants with four syllables or variants that looked too different from -amari, such as -amori and -emari.]