Recorded 1886–1925 Boys' name Peak 1918 37 births

Amasa — boys' name

37 babies named Amasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Amasa was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Amasa in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amasa

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Amasa between 1886 and 1925, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amasa currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amasa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amasa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amasa 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 37 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.

Amasa at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

37

Since 1886

40 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1886

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1925

Amasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1886

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Amasa by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 41% of Amasa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amasa?
37 babies have been named Amasa since 1886. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Amasa most popular?
Amasa was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Amasa been used?
Amasa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 40 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Amasa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amari, Amare, Amar, Amado, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1886–1925 (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.