Brave power or home ruler
Amory is a surname-turned-given-name with roots in the Germanic name Amalric. It combines the elements 'amal', meaning bravery or labor, and 'ric', meaning power or ruler. While historically more common for boys, its soft phonetic ending has made it an appealing unisex choice in modern times.
Less common today
Amory isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,038 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel · This Side of Paradise
American physicist and environmental scientist
U.S. Representative and former CEO of Corning Glass Works
