Boys' name · since 2000
Amear
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Amear, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amear sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 74 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amear has been recorded 74 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2000 to 2020.
- #19,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amear ranks #19,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amear's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Amear's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amear's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amear popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Amear by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Amear's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Amear births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Amear's data
- Amear's decade-level peak was the 2010s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2000–2020 (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 Amear 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.