Girls' name · since 1980
Amariah
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 3,763 babies named Amariah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,763
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amariah is the #1156 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,763 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amariah has been recorded 3,763 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #1156 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,156 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,763 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amariah ranks #3,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,156 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,763 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,763
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amariah's 3,763 recorded births place it above 95.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amariah compares
3,763 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Amariah's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,763 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amariah splits its recorded history at 2006: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 201 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amariah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Amariah popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 2020 (Amariah as boys' name)
Amariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,499 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Amariah's strongest decade.
1,499 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Amariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 202
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,117 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,499 births
- 2020s
2020s
928 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,499 births (40% of all-time use).
How Amariah 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 Amariah's total volume
Amariah by state
Where Amariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 498 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 326 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 290 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 207 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 138 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 97 | 2.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 83 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 68 | 1.8% |
498 of 3,763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Amariah appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amariah's data
- Amariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,499 total births) through the 2020s (928) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amariahs (498 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Amariah 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.