Girls' name · since 1890

Amada

Amada has 2,533 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,015 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,520 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,533
born since 1890
1980s
peak decade

2,533 babies have been named Amada since 1890, making it today's #3520 girls' name.

Amada has 2,533 recorded births among girls since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3520 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.

  • #4,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,520 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,533 born since 1890
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amada ranks #4,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,520 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,533 born since 1890, peaking in the 1980s.

#4,015 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,520 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,533
born since 1890
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.6%
Amada vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amada's 2,533 recorded births place it above 94.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Amada compares

2,533 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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

Amada's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amada Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,533 376 567,345
Peak-year births 50 21 19,840

Amada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amada's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
50
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
0102030405060 189019141931194819651982199920162025 43

Amada by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (314 births, 12% of the file).

1980s was Amada's strongest decade.

314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.

Amada births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 314 births (12% of all-time use).

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

How Amada compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amada's total volume

Amada vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -89, 2.6%-32, 8.2%-52, 4.1%-36, 10.5%-43, 5.4%-31, 11.9%-145, 1.9%-35, 4.8%-22, 22.8%-60, 6.5%-35, 7.2%-32, 7.6%-72, 3.9%-64, 4%-47, 4.8%Amada-136, 2%Amada
Amada vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Amada by state

Where Amada concentrates geographically, total births since 1890

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Amada
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
740 29.2%
#2 California
426 16.8%
#3 New Mexico
36 1.4%
#4 Illinois
5 0.2%
#5 New York
5 0.2%
Texas share of Amada's total US births 29.2%
Even split

740 of 2,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amada? ▼
2,533 babies have been named Amada since 1890. All-time, it sits at #4,015 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,520 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 50 births.
Where does Amada sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amada ranks #4,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,520 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Amada most popular? ▼
Amada was most popular in the 1980s decade with 314 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Amada most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Amada are Texas (740 births), California (426 births), New Mexico (36 births).
How long has the name Amada been used? ▼
Amada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 136 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amada? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amanda, Amaya, Amara, Amari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Amada's data

  • Amada's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (314 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Amadas (740 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Amada

Nearby Names Like Amada

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amada

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Amaya Girl
#180 43,525 births
Amara Girl
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Amari Girl
#381 21,288 births
Amalia Girl
#566 16,478 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Amada

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Jemima #3518
1,832 births · Peak 2018
Halley #3522
4,112 births · Peak 1986
Joella #3517
4,204 births · Peak 2016
Zenaida #3523
2,972 births · Peak 2023
Naelith #3516
44 births · Peak 2025
Annastasia #3524
2,083 births · Peak 2016

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amada: 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, 1890–2025 (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 Amada 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.