Girls' name · since 1990
Amarachi
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 767 babies named Amarachi, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amarachi is the #4819 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 767 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Amarachi recorded 767 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #4819 nationally today, ahead of 72% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #8,996 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,819 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 767 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarachi ranks #8,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,819 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 767 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amarachi's 767 recorded births place it above 87.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amarachi compares
767 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Amarachi's all-time total is 104% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amarachi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 767 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amarachi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amarachi's full recorded timeline at 2009, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amarachi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Amarachi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (279 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Amarachi's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Amarachi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s
2020s
203 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 279 births (36% of all-time use).
How Amarachi 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 Amarachi's total volume
Amarachi by state
Where Amarachi concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 121 | 15.8% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.8% |
121 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Amarachi's data
- Amarachi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (279 total births) through the 2020s (203) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amarachis (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Amarachi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Amarachi 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.