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
Aamer's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2018)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Currently ranks #11067 among boys.
47 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 6 births in a single year.
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
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (34% of all-time use).
Aamer decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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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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.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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.
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