US rank #3135 Boys' name Peak 2019 414 births

Amay — #3135 US boys' name

414 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.

2000s322010s2222020s160
#3135
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Amay was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

50 babies were named Amay in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amay

The Social Security Administration has registered 414 babies named Amay between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amay currently holds the #3135 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Amay in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amay 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 414 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.

Amay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

414

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2019

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,135

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
50
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0102030405060 2024202120182015201220062002 7

Amay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
222 births that decade — 54% of Amay's all-time total
2000s322010s2222020s160

Amay by state

Where Amay concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Amay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 13.8%
#2 New Jersey
27 6.5%
#3 Texas
6 1.4%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.2%
#5 New York
5 1.2%
#6 Virginia
5 1.2%
#7 Washington
5 1.2%
California share of Amay's total US births 13.8%
Even split

57 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amay?
414 babies have been named Amay since 2002. It currently ranks #3135 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 50 births.
When was Amay most popular?
Amay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Amay most popular?
The top states for the name Amay are California (57 births), New Jersey (27 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Amay been used?
Amay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amay?
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, 2002–2024 (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.