Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- prince; treetop
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Amer
Pronunciation
a-mer
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #2179, 50 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #8775, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | – |
| 2024 | 20 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | – |
| 2019 | 29 | – |
| 2018 | 22 | – |
| 2017 | 36 | – |
| 2016 | 29 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #1885, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #3153, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #277, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence