Amparo

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Amparo is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name99K records spelled Amparo8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Venezuela, Ecuador, Spain

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Amparó, Ámparo, Ampáro

• a separate given name11K records spelled Amparo3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, United Kingdom, Bolivia

  Also written Ampáro, Ámparo

• Lao given name2.3K records spelled Amparo5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Spain, Peru, United States

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written อัมภะโร, Ampharo, อมภะโร

• Russian given name950 records spelled Amparo5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, United States, Peru, Türkiye

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Ампаро

58 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Amparo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Spanish, shelter, sanctuary

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, del latín vulgar anteparare ‘proteger, preparar delante’; ‘abrigo, defensa, protección’.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• In English, Spanish, 'protection; shelter'

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• Spanish: from the vocabulary word amparo protection (from the verb amparar to help or protect, Late Latin antepar re to prepare in advance). The given name was coined with reference to the role of the Virgin Mary in affording protection to Christians.

  as a word

• In Asturian, first-person singular present indicative of amparar

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 113 years between 1911–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Amparo Poch y Gascónb. 1902ESSpanish anarchist, pacifist, doctor, and activist
• Amparito Arozamenab. 1916MXnot in their usual nameMexican actress (1916–2009)
• Amparo Rivellesb. 1925ESSpanish actress (1925–2013)
• Amparo Soler Lealb. 1933ESSpanish film actress
• Amparo Barób. 1937ESSpanish actress (1937–2015)
• Amparo Valleb. 1939ESSpanish theatre director (1939–2016)
• Amparo Muñozb. 1954ESSpanish actress and model, Miss Universe 1974 winner
• Amparo Grisalesb. 1956COColombian actress (born 1954 A.C)
• Amparo Larrañagab. 1963ESSpanish actor
• Amparo Noguerab. 1965CLChilean actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 709 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Amparo?

We estimate roughly 71 thousand people bear Amparo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Amparo have the most bearers?

Amparo is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled amparo.

How common is Amparo compared with other names?

In Mexico, Amparo is the 295th most common given name of 191,605 given names recorded there.

Is Amparo a male or female name?

Amparo is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Amparo mean?

Recorded meaning: In some Hispanic jurisdictions, such as Mexico: a writ or an appeal demanding or seeking the protection of constitutional rights similar to a habeas corpus acting as a remedy for the violation of a pe…