Girls' name · since 1966
Ameena
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 1,916 babies named Ameena, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,916
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ameena is the #2356 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,916 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameena has been recorded 1,916 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #2356 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #4,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,356 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,916 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameena ranks #4,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,916 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,916
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameena's 1,916 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ameena compares
1,916 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Ameena's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,916 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ameena's full recorded timeline at 1999, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ameena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ameena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (720 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Ameena's strongest decade.
720 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ameena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 183
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
381 births
- 2010s
2010s
720 births
- 2020s
2020s
447 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 720 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ameena 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 Ameena's total volume
Ameena by state
Where Ameena concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 179 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 150 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 83 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 78 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 49 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.2% |
179 of 1,916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Ameena appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ameena's data
- Ameena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (720 total births) through the 2020s (447) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ameenas (179 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ameena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Ameena 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.