unisex name
Amory
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,942
Amory is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 33% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 71 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Amory over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 89 |
| 1980s | 108 |
| 1990s | 134 |
| 2000s | 225 |
| 2010s | 395 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 296 |
How popular is Amory?
In 2025, Amory was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Amory is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Amory
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amory also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amory over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amory
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amory — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amory
How popular is the name Amory?
In 2025, Amory was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amory a girl's or a boy's name?
Amory is used for both girls and boys. About 33% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Amory?
Amory has 3 syllables.
When was Amory most popular?
Amory peaked in 2020, when 71 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amory a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amory currently ranks #1,361 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.