Girls' name · since 2001
Aamirah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 317 babies named Aamirah, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,548 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 317
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aamirah is the #12548 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 317 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aamirah has been recorded 317 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #12548 nationally and more common than 27% of girls, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #15,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,548 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 317 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aamirah ranks #15,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,548 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 317 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,548 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 317
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aamirah's 317 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Aamirah compares
317 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aamirah's all-time total is 16% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aamirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 317 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aamirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aamirah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aamirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Aamirah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Aamirah's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Aamirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (39% of all-time use).
Aamirah by state
Where Aamirah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 317 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aamirah's data
- Aamirah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Aamirahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
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 Aamirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Aamirah 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.