Girls' name · since 1883
Amalie
Amalie has 1,461 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,461
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,461 babies have been named Amalie since 1883, making it today's #3905 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amalie has been recorded 1,461 times among girls since 1883, currently ranked #3905 nationally and more common than 77% 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 1883 to 2025.
- #5,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,905 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,461 born since 1883
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amalie ranks #5,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,905 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,461 born since 1883, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,461
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amalie's 1,461 recorded births place it above 91.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amalie compares
1,461 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Amalie's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amalie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,461 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amalie's full recorded timeline at 1986, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amalie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Amalie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (449 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Amalie's strongest decade.
449 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Amalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 142
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
357 births
- 2010s
2010s
449 births
- 2020s
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 449 births (31% of all-time use).
How Amalie 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 Amalie's total volume
Amalie by state
Where Amalie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 32 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
102 of 1,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Amalie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amalie's data
- Amalie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (449 total births) through the 2020s (218) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amalies (102 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amalie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Amalie 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.