Recorded 1975–1987 Girls' name Peak 1981 28 births

Amanoa — girls' name

28 babies named Amanoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 girls have been named Amanoa since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.

28
total births
1975–1987
years on record
1980s
peak decade
82%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Amanoa was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Amanoa in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amanoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Amanoa between 1975 and 1987, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amanoa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amanoa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amanoa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amanoa 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 28 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.

Amanoa at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

28

Since 1975

13 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1975

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1987

Amanoa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1975

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Amanoa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 82% of Amanoa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amanoa?
28 babies have been named Amanoa since 1975. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Amanoa most popular?
Amanoa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Amanoa been used?
Amanoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 13 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Amanoa?
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, 1975–1987 (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.