Girls' name · since 1997
Amarae
Amarae has 56 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amarae is the #13873 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 56 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Amarae recorded 56 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #13873 nationally today, ahead of 20% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #33,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,873 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 56 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarae ranks #33,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,873 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 56 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #33,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amarae's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Amarae compares
56 17th percentile among 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
Amarae's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amarae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amarae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amarae's full recorded timeline at 2011, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amarae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Amarae by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Amarae's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Amarae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Amarae's data
- Amarae's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Amarae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Amarae 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.