US rank #3447 Girls' name Peak 2019 2,490 births

Amada — #3447 US girls' name

2,490 babies named Amada in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s391900s411910s1091920s2381930s1571940s1461950s1311960s1401970s1911980s3141990s2752000s2322010s2652020s212
#3447
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Amada was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

50 babies were named Amada in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amada

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,490 babies named Amada between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amada currently holds the #3447 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amada performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 314 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Amada shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 728 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Amada in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amada 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 2,490 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.

Amada at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,490

Since 1890

135 years of records

Peak year

2019

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#3,447

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1890

Recorded for 135 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1890

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
50
Annual births at peak — across 135 years of records
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Amada by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
314 births that decade — 13% of Amada's all-time total
1890s391900s411910s1091920s2381930s1571940s1461950s1311960s1401970s1911980s3141990s2752000s2322010s2652020s212

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
728 29.2%
#2 California
416 16.7%
#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

728 of 2,490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amada?
2,490 babies have been named Amada since 1890. It currently ranks #3447 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 50 births.
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 (728 births), California (416 births), New Mexico (36 births).
How long has the name Amada been used?
Amada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 135 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1890–2024 (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.