Girls' name · since 1880
Amalia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 16,478 babies named Amalia, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,478
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amalia currently ranks #566 among girls' names in America, with 16,478 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amalia has been recorded 16,478 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #566 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #566 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,478 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amalia ranks #1,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #566 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,478 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,478
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amalia's 16,478 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amalia compares
16,478 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Amalia's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,478 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 576 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amalia splits its recorded history at 1953: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 576 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 576
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Amalia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,523 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Amalia's strongest decade.
3,523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Amalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 140
1880s
140 births
- 1890s 203
1890s
203 births
- 1900s 209
1900s
209 births
- 1910s 559
1910s
559 births
- 1920s 905
1920s
905 births
- 1930s 543
1930s
543 births
- 1940s 514
1940s
514 births
- 1950s 659
1950s
659 births
- 1960s 711
1960s
711 births
- 1970s 866
1970s
866 births
- 1980s 1,057
1980s
1,057 births
- 1990s 1,367
1990s
1,367 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,977 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,523 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,245 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,523 births (21% of all-time use).
How Amalia 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 Amalia's total volume
Amalia by state
Where Amalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,847 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 2,793 | 16.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,689 | 10.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 790 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 605 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 469 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 378 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 368 | 2.2% |
2,847 of 16,478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Amalia appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amalia's data
- Amalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,523 total births) through the 2020s (3,245) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amalias (2,847 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amalia: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Amalia 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.