Americus vs America

Side-by-side comparison of Americus and America — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Americus

Girl name · Rank #16238

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Name B

America

Girl name · Rank #1818

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Metric Americus America
Current Rank #16238 #1818
Total Births (all years) 480 13,404
Peak Year 2002 2005
Peak Year Births 55 719
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2001 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Americus America
1880ss — 150
1890ss — 154
1900ss — 150
1910ss — 268
1920ss — 312
1930ss — 166
1940ss — 143
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 208
1970ss — 491
1980ss — 568
1990ss — 1,353
2000ss 314 5,981
2010ss 133 2,777
2020ss 33 535

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Americus America
2014 11 325
2015 13 282
2016 9 261
2017 14 193
2018 — 151
2019 9 158
2020 10 127
2021 12 112
2022 — 89
2023 6 97
2024 5 110

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2001–2024.

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