Girls' name · since 1975
Ameenah
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 996 babies named Ameenah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,021 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 996
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
996 babies have been named Ameenah since 1975, making it today's #8021 girls' name.
Ameenah has 996 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8021 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #7,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,021 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 996 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameenah ranks #7,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,021 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 996 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,021 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 996
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameenah's 996 recorded births place it above 89.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Ameenah compares
996 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ameenah's all-time total is 165% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameenah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 996 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameenah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ameenah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ameenah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ameenah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (345 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Ameenah's strongest decade.
345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ameenah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 345 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ameenah 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 Ameenah's total volume
Ameenah by state
Where Ameenah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
43 of 996 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ameenah's data
- Ameenah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (345 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ameenahs (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ameenah: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Ameenah 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.