Boys' name · since 2002
Amay
444 babies named Amay in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amay currently ranks #3730 among boys' names in America, with 444 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Amay recorded 444 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #3730 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #8,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,730 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 444 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amay ranks #8,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,730 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 444 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amay's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amay compares
444 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Amay's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 444 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amay splits its recorded history at 2016: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Amay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (222 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Amay's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Amay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 222 births (50% of all-time use).
Amay by state
Where Amay concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 12.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 34 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Washington | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
57 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Amay's data
- Amay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (222 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amays (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Amay 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.