MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Amaru mean?
Amaru is a vernacular extension of Amar, from Sanskrit amara, undying or imperishable. The ending gives the older adjective the shape of a familiar personal name in northern India.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अमरू
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Amaru in Indian usage
2,712 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling अमरू.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,185 records (43.7%).
- Recorded as male: 1,527 records (56.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 442 |
| 1960s | 622 |
| 1970s | 498 |
| 1980s | 547 |
| 1990s | 332 |
| Other decades | 271 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 1,603 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,109 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Amaru / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Amaru; Table_6, C5248 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Amaru; Table_6, C5248
- Monier-Williams, amara, p. 80,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.