Girls' name · since 1996
Amarissa
Amarissa has 597 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amarissa is the #13837 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 597 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarissa has been recorded 597 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #13837 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,837 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 597 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarissa ranks #10,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,837 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 597 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amarissa's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Amarissa compares
597 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Amarissa's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amarissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 597 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amarissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amarissa's full recorded timeline at 2011, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amarissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Amarissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Amarissa's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Amarissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (38% of all-time use).
How Amarissa 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 Amarissa's total volume
Amarissa by state
Where Amarissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 79 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
79 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Amarissa's data
- Amarissa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amarissas (79 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 Amarissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Amarissa 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.