Girls' name · since 2017
Ameela
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 59 babies named Ameela, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
59 girls have been named Ameela since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ameela recorded 59 times among girls since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2022.
- #32,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 2017
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameela ranks #32,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.
- #32,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameela's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ameela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ameela's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ameela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2022
- Peak year (2018)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Ameela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Ameela's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ameela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Ameela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ameela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2017–2022 (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 Ameela 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.