Boys' name · since 1986

Aamer

Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Aamer, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,536 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,067 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
47
born since 1986
2010s
peak decade

47 babies have been named Aamer since 1986, making it today's #11067 boys' name.

Aamer has 47 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11067 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.

  • #22,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,067 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 47 born since 1986
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aamer ranks #22,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,067 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 47 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,536 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,067 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
47
born since 1986
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.5%
Aamer vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aamer's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Aamer compares

47 16th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Aamer's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aamer Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 47 369 358,536
Peak-year births 6 34 22,252

Aamer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aamer's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aamer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619901992200320062014201620182025 6

Aamer by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 34% of the file).

2010s was Aamer's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Aamer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aamer?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 47 babies named Aamer. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,536 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,067 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 6 births.
Where does Aamer sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aamer ranks #22,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,067 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aamer most popular?
Aamer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Aamer been used?
Aamer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 40 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aamer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aamir, Aamari, Aamil, Aamar, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aamer's data

  • Aamer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aamer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aamer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.