Girls' name · since 2001
Amariyah
816 babies named Amariyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amariyah currently ranks #4328 among girls' names in America, with 816 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Amariyah recorded 816 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #4328 nationally today, ahead of 75% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #8,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,328 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 816 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amariyah ranks #8,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,328 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 816 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amariyah's 816 recorded births place it above 88.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amariyah compares
816 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Amariyah's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amariyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 816 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amariyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amariyah splits its recorded history at 2013: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amariyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Amariyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (370 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Amariyah's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Amariyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
236 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 370 births (45% of all-time use).
How Amariyah 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 Amariyah's total volume
Amariyah by state
Where Amariyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 56 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 55 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 35 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #5 | California | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
56 of 816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Amariyah's data
- Amariyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (370 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amariyahs (56 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 Amariyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Amariyah 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.