Girls' name · since 1956
Amee
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 1,713 babies named Amee, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,577 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,713
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amee is the #9577 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,713 recorded since 1956.
Amee has 1,713 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9577 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #5,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,577 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,713 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amee ranks #5,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,577 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,713 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,577 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,713
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Amee's 1,713 recorded births place it above 92.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amee compares
1,713 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Amee's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,713 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amee's full recorded timeline at 1991, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Amee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (682 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Amee's strongest decade.
682 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Amee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 139
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
682 births
- 1980s
1980s
453 births
- 1990s 203
1990s
203 births
- 2000s 131
2000s
131 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 682 births (40% of all-time use).
How Amee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amee's total volume
Amee by state
Where Amee concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 152 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Utah | | 10 | 0.6% |
152 of 1,713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Amee appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amee's data
- Amee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (682 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Amees (152 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Amee 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.