Fun Facts About the Name Amour
- More than 1 thousand babies named Amour: U.S. records list 1,082 babies given the name Amour from 1880 through 2025. Even 217 boys received the name Amour - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Amour Mean?
Amour is a French word meaning "love," and it is used as a given name with that sense. The noun comes from Latin amor (genitive amoris), "love," which is related to amare, "to love." It passed through Old French amor or amur into modern French amour. The name is a vocabulary word used as a name rather than a compound or a diminutive. It is not the same name as the Latin Amor, the Roman personification of love, though both derive from the same Latin noun; Amour is the French descendant. Spanish and Portuguese Amor likewise shares the Latin root but belongs to a different language tradition. In English, amour also means a love affair, an association that can color how the name is heard, but the name's basic meaning is "love."
Amour Name History & Origins
The Latin noun amor (genitive amoris) is recorded in classical Latin with the senses "love," "affection," and "desire," and it also names the Roman god of love. From Latin the word passed into the Romance languages; Old French shows amor and amur, which became modern French amour. In medieval French literature, amor is a central term in courtly love poetry, where it can refer to the emotion and to the beloved person. That literary prominence belongs to the word, not to a personal name created in those texts.
As a given name, Amour is uncommon and is best understood as a French word name. French has a small tradition of word names, such as Aimé ("beloved") and Espérance ("hope"), some of which were given with religious or moral intent. Amour fits that pattern in meaning, but it has not been a standard French baptismal name. The English noun amour, borrowed from French, has meant a love affair since the Middle Ages. In English-speaking countries, the name appears occasionally, usually with a French-influenced pronunciation, but it has no large body of historical records as a first name.
How Popular is the Name Amour?
Amour has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #2,158 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,780 | 61 | 0.0038% |
| 2024 | #2,429 | 74 | 0.0046% |
| 2023 | #2,335 | 78 | 0.0049% |
| 2022 | #2,158 | 88 | 0.0054% |
| 2021 | #2,328 | 78 | 0.0048% |
| 2020 | #2,681 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 2019 | #2,510 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 2018 | #3,247 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #3,634 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #4,433 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,996 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #4,110 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #5,025 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,570 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #7,820 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #9,272 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #10,028 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #11,697 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,947 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,924 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,942 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,554 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #11,188 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,170 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,405 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #4,877 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #3,230 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #4,094 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,576 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #5,241 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #7,202 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #5,329 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #8,890 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,829 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #6,341 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,832 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,562 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #10,758 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Amour Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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