Unisex name · since 2003
Amaziah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 667 babies named Amaziah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,298 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
667 babies have been named Amaziah since 2003, making it today's #3298 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaziah has been recorded 667 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #3298 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #6,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,298 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 667 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaziah ranks #6,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,298 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 667 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,298 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaziah's 667 recorded births place it above 85.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Amaziah compares
667 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Amaziah's all-time total is 81% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amaziah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 667 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amaziah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amaziah splits its recorded history at 2015: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% 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 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amaziah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Amaziah popularity over time - girls
125 total births recorded since 2001 (Amaziah as girls' name)
Amaziah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (416 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Amaziah's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Amaziah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
416 births
- 2020s
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 416 births (62% of all-time use).
How Amaziah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amaziah's total volume
Amaziah by state
Where Amaziah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 74 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Washington | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
74 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Amaziah's data
- Amaziah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (416 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amaziahs (74 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amaziah: 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 (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Amaziah 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.