Girls' name · since 1991
Amala
Amala has 326 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amala currently ranks #7285 among girls' names in America, with 326 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Amala recorded 326 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #7285 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #15,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,285 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 326 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amala ranks #15,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,285 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 326 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amala's 326 recorded births place it above 78.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Amala compares
326 47th 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
Amala's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 326 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amala's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Amala by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (117 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Amala's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Amala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 117 births (36% of all-time use).
Amala by state
Where Amala concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 326 births nationwide.
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What to do with Amala's data
- California records the most Amalas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Amala: 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 (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Amala 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.