Unisex name · since 1969
Amani
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 13,440 babies named Amani, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #678 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,440
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
13,440 babies have been named Amani since 1969, making it today's #678 unisex name.
Amani has 13,440 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #678 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #1,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #678 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,440 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amani ranks #1,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #678 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,440 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #678 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,440
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amani's 13,440 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amani compares
13,440 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Amani's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,440 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 529 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amani's full recorded timeline at 1997, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 529 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 529
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Amani popularity over time - boys
2,890 total births recorded since 1970 (Amani as boys' name)
Amani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,414 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Amani's strongest decade.
4,414 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Amani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 226
1980s
226 births
- 1990s 1,744
1990s
1,744 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,206 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,414 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,738 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,414 births (33% of all-time use).
How Amani 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 Amani's total volume
Amani by state
Where Amani concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,216 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,136 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 969 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 899 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 694 | 5.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 640 | 4.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 637 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 616 | 4.6% |
1,216 of 13,440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Amani appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amani's data
- Amani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,414 total births) through the 2020s (2,738) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amanis (1,216 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 Amani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Amani 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.