Amareion
A name of Greek origin meaning "unfading" or "unending".
Name Census estimates that about 12 living Americans carry the first name Amareion. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Amareion today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amareion births was 2003 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amareion. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Amareion. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
12
~ 1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Peak year
2003
12 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2003 SSA rank
#5,891
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Amareion: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Amareion by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amareion during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Amareion
The name Amareion has its roots in ancient Greek language and culture, originating in the late classical period around the 4th century BCE. It is derived from the Greek word "amarantos," meaning "unfading" or "everlasting," which is a combination of the prefix "a-" (meaning "not") and the verb "maraino" (meaning "to wither" or "to fade"). This suggests that the name Amareion was associated with ideas of immortality, endurance, and eternal beauty.
One of the earliest known references to the name Amareion can be found in the writings of the ancient Greek botanist Theophrastus, who lived from around 371 to 287 BCE. He mentions a type of evergreen plant called "amarantos" in his work "Enquiry into Plants," which may have influenced the naming tradition.
The name Amareion appears to have been relatively uncommon in ancient Greece, but it did find some use as a personal name. One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing this name was Amareion of Cyrene, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 3rd century BCE and was a student of the famous Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium.
During the Hellenistic period, which spanned from around 323 BCE to 30 BCE, the name Amareion gained more popularity, particularly in the regions of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and Egypt, which were under Greek cultural influence. A notable figure from this time was Amareion of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 2nd century BCE and made contributions to the study of celestial mechanics.
In the later Roman period, the name Amareion continued to be used, albeit less frequently. One of the few recorded individuals with this name from that era was Amareion of Ephesus, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century CE and was executed for refusing to renounce his faith during the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Decius.
As the centuries passed, the name Amareion largely fell out of use, but it experienced a brief revival during the Renaissance period in the 15th and 16th centuries. One notable bearer of the name from this time was Amareion Benedetti, an Italian humanist scholar and poet who lived from around 1444 to 1497 and was known for his translations of ancient Greek texts.
While the name Amareion is not as common today as it once was, it has left a lasting impression on history, particularly in its associations with ancient Greek culture, philosophy, and the pursuit of knowledge.
People
Amareion + last name combinations
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FAQ
Amareion: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amareion?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amareion going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 28,562,862 US residents.
Is Amareion a common name?
We classify Amareion as "Very Rare". It ranks above 32.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 12 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amareion most popular?
The single biggest year for Amareion was 2003, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amareion is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amareion in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amareion a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amareion in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amareion still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amareion in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amareion can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Amareion?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.