Declining since 2018, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Amarrah since 2003
Babies named Amarrah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 104 |
| 2020s | 48 |
Meaning & origin
Amarrah is a modern name that first appeared in U.S. records in 2003, reflecting the trend of inventive spellings in the early 2000s. It reached its peak popularity in 2015, but has been declining since 2018, falling to a rank of 10,107 in 2025 with only about 1 in 178,585 newborns receiving the name. The name's origins are modern English, drawing from the multi-origin name Amara, which has roots in Sanskrit, Igbo, and Italian languages. Amarrah's rise and fall mirror the typical trajectory of trendy respellings, and it remains uncommon enough that it does not appear in any top state rankings.
Amarrah is a modern spelling variant of Amara, a name that has multiple possible origins. It may derive from the Sanskrit word 'amara' meaning 'immortal', the Italian word 'amara' meaning 'bitter', or the Igbo language meaning 'grace'. The variant 'Amarrah' emerged in the United States in the early 2000s, likely as a creative respelling of Amara or as a blend with the popular suffix -rah.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ama, Mara, Rah
Sibling names for Amarrah
Names that share Amarrah's style, for a brother or sister.
