US rank #6015 Girls' name Peak 2024 420 births

Amana — #6015 US girls' name

420 babies named Amana in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s481990s662000s1012010s1282020s72
#6015
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Amana was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

20 babies were named Amana in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amana

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Amana between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amana currently holds the #6015 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amana 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 420 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.

Amana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

420

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,015

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
20
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041998199219851979 5

Amana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 30% of Amana's all-time total
1970s51980s481990s662000s1012010s1282020s72

Amana by state

Where Amana concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Amana's total US births 1.2%

5 of 420 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amana?
420 babies have been named Amana since 1979. It currently ranks #6015 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 20 births.
When was Amana most popular?
Amana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Amana most popular?
The top states for the name Amana are California (5 births).
How long has the name Amana been used?
Amana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amana?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.