Girl

Amor

ah-MOR

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Spanish and Portuguese for 'love'; this poetic single-syllable name is bold, passionate, and universally romantic.”

Popularity Over Time

Amor US popularity rank over timeRank 12895 in 1990 to rank 1437 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1437#7166#128951972198020002024

Amor is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

LatinPortugueseSpanish

Syllables

2

Style

BoldRomanticMinimal

Famous Bearers

  • Amor Hilton (Hilton heiress)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Alma

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Aurora

Latin Top 50

Amore

Italian Rare & Uncommon

Amelie

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Bella

Italian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Leo

Latin Top 50

Rio

Portuguese Beautiful But Not Top 100

Santiago

Hebrew Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Spanish, Portuguese, and English cultures

People Also Ask

Spanish and Portuguese for 'love'; this poetic single-syllable name is bold, passionate, and universally romantic.

Amor is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Amor works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Amor include Bella, Leo, Rio, Santiago.