Amaka — girls' name

What the Data Says About Amaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Amaka between 1982 and 2021, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amaka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Amaka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amaka 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 107 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.