Recorded 1916–1928 Boys' name Peak 1916 17 births

Ameal — boys' name

17 babies named Ameal in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s10

The verdict

17 boys have been named Ameal since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1928.

17
total births
1916–1928
years on record
1920s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ameal was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ameal in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ameal

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Ameal between 1916 and 1928, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ameal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ameal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ameal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ameal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ameal 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 17 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.

Ameal at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

17

Since 1916

13 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1916

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1928

Ameal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1916

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192819221916 7

Ameal by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 59% of Ameal's all-time total
1910s71920s10

Ameal by state

Where Ameal concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ameal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 35.3%
Louisiana share of Ameal's total US births 35.3%

6 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameal?
17 babies have been named Ameal since 1916. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Ameal most popular?
Ameal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Ameal most popular?
The top states for the name Ameal are Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Ameal been used?
Ameal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 13 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Ameal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ameer, Americo, Ames, Ameen, 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, 1916–1928 (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.