Recorded 1993–2025 Girls' name Peak 1994 148 births

Amaranta — girls' name

148 babies named Amaranta in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s632000s482010s202020s17

The verdict

148 girls have been named Amaranta since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

148
total births
1993–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Amaranta was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Amaranta in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amaranta

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Amaranta between 1993 and 2025, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amaranta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amaranta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amaranta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amaranta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amaranta 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 148 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.

Amaranta at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

148

Since 1993

33 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1993

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2025

Amaranta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1993

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 20252018200920052000199719941993 9

Amaranta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
63 births that decade — 43% of Amaranta's all-time total
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Amaranta by state

Where Amaranta concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amaranta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 9.5%
California share of Amaranta's total US births 9.5%

14 of 148 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaranta?
148 babies have been named Amaranta since 1993. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Amaranta most popular?
Amaranta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Amaranta most popular?
The top states for the name Amaranta are California (14 births).
How long has the name Amaranta been used?
Amaranta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amaranta?
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, 1993–2025 (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.