Recorded 2011–2025 Girls' name Peak 2017 19 births

Amalyah — girls' name

19 babies named Amalyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s7

The verdict

19 girls have been named Amalyah since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

19
total births
2011–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Amalyah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Amalyah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amalyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Amalyah between 2011 and 2025, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amalyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amalyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amalyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amalyah 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 19 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.

Amalyah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

19

Since 2011

15 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2011

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2025

Amalyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2011

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Amalyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 63% of Amalyah's all-time total
2010s122020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amalyah?
19 babies have been named Amalyah since 2011. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Amalyah most popular?
Amalyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Amalyah been used?
Amalyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 15 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amalyah?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.