Girls' name · since 1979
Amana
Amana has 442 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amana is the #5620 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 442 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Amana recorded 442 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #5620 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #12,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,620 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 442 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amana ranks #12,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,620 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 442 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amana's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Amana compares
442 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Amana's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amana's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Amana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Amana's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Amana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (29% of all-time use).
Amana by state
Where Amana concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 442 births nationwide.
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What to do with Amana's data
- Amana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amanas (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Amana 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.