US rank #2320 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,702 births

Ameen — #2320 US boys' name

1,702 babies named Ameen in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s1091990s2682000s4652010s5192020s273
#2320
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ameen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

61 babies were named Ameen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ameen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,702 babies named Ameen between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ameen currently holds the #2320 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ameen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 519 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ameen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ameen in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ameen 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 1,702 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.

Ameen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,702

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,320

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ameen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
61
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751974 5

Ameen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
519 births that decade — 30% of Ameen's all-time total
1970s681980s1091990s2682000s4652010s5192020s273

Ameen by state

Where Ameen concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ameen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
164 9.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
108 6.3%
#3 New York
104 6.1%
#4 Illinois
97 5.7%
#5 Texas
46 2.7%
#6 Michigan
16 0.9%
#7 New Jersey
16 0.9%
#8 Virginia
11 0.6%
California share of Ameen's total US births 9.6%
Even split

164 of 1,702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameen?
1,702 babies have been named Ameen since 1974. It currently ranks #2320 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 61 births.
When was Ameen most popular?
Ameen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 519 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ameen most popular?
The top states for the name Ameen are California (164 births), Pennsylvania (108 births), New York (104 births).
How long has the name Ameen been used?
Ameen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ameen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ameer, Americo, Ames, Amer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.