Girls' name · since 2002

Amaira

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 1,035 babies named Amaira, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,329 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,454 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,035
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade

Amaira currently ranks #2454 among girls' names in America, with 1,035 babies recorded since 2002.

Amaira has 1,035 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2454 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #7,329 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,454 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,035 born since 2002
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaira ranks #7,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,454 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,035 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.

#7,329 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,454 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,035
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.8%
Amaira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amaira's 1,035 recorded births place it above 89.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Amaira compares

1,035 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Amaira's all-time total is 175% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amaira Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,035 376 567,345
Peak-year births 115 21 19,840

Amaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Amaira splits its recorded history at 2014: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Amaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
115
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
050100150 200220062009201220152018202120242025 73

Amaira by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (539 births, 52% of the file).

2020s was Amaira's strongest decade.

539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Amaira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 539 births (52% of all-time use).

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

How Amaira 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 Amaira's total volume

Amaira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 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 -63, 3%-54, 4.3%-30, 10.8%-26, 7.1%-35, 7.3%-51, 5.5%-27, 6.9%-32, 7.1%-109, 3.4%-52, 4.9%-112, 15.2%-14, 9.8%-112, 9%-32, 10.7%-43, 4.7%Amaira-24, 11.1%Amaira
Amaira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Amaira by state

Where Amaira concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
163 15.7%
#2 Texas
81 7.8%
#3 New Jersey
69 6.7%
#4 New York
64 6.2%
#5 Illinois
17 1.6%
#6 Florida
14 1.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
11 1.1%
#8 Maryland
10 1.0%
California share of Amaira's total US births 15.7%
Even split

163 of 1,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Amaira appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaira?
1,035 babies have been named Amaira since 2002. All-time, it sits at #7,329 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,454 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 115 births.
Where does Amaira sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaira ranks #7,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,454 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 Amaira most popular?
Amaira was most popular in the 2020s decade with 539 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Amaira most popular?
The top states for the name Amaira are California (163 births), Texas (81 births), New Jersey (69 births).
How long has the name Amaira been used?
Records for Amaira go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Amaira?
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 Amaira's data

  • California records the most Amairas (163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amaira: 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, 2002–2025 (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 Amaira 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.