US rank #16797 Girls' name Peak 2016 121 births

Aamilah — #16797 US girls' name

121 babies named Aamilah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s902020s31
#16797
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Aamilah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

15 babies were named Aamilah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aamilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Aamilah between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aamilah currently holds the #16797 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aamilah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aamilah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aamilah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 121 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aamilah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

121

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2016

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,797

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aamilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
15
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 202420222021202020192018201720162015201420132012 13

Aamilah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 74% of Aamilah's all-time total
2010s902020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aamilah?
121 babies have been named Aamilah since 2012. It currently ranks #16797 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 15 births.
When was Aamilah most popular?
Aamilah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Aamilah been used?
Aamilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aamilah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaminah, Aamiyah, Aamira, Aamina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.