Girls' name · since 2012
Aamilah
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Aamilah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aamilah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 121 have been recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aamilah has been recorded 121 times among girls since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #24,989 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aamilah ranks #24,989 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aamilah's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aamilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aamilah's full recorded timeline at 2018, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aamilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Aamilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 74% of the file).
2010s was Aamilah's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Aamilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Aamilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- 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 Aamilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2012–2024 (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 Aamilah 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.