Amparo is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “protection.” In 2024 it was given to 5 girls in the United States.
Amparo belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “protection” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Amparo first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #845 in 1928, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 3,308 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Amparo means “protection” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Amparo is a girl name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
Amparo comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Amparo first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #845 in 1928, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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