Girls' name · since 1976
Ameerah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 2,645 babies named Ameerah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,645
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ameerah is the #2450 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,645 recorded since 1976.
Ameerah has 2,645 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2450 as of the latest data, more common than 86% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #3,898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,450 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,645 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameerah ranks #3,898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,450 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,645 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,645
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameerah's 2,645 recorded births place it above 94.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ameerah compares
2,645 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Ameerah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameerah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,645 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameerah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ameerah splits its recorded history at 2001: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 120 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ameerah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ameerah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (953 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Ameerah's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ameerah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 148
1980s
148 births
- 1990s 192
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
644 births
- 2010s
2010s
953 births
- 2020s
2020s
625 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 953 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ameerah 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 Ameerah's total volume
Ameerah by state
Where Ameerah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 282 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 208 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 159 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 120 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 99 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 96 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 73 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 63 | 2.4% |
282 of 2,645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ameerah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ameerah's data
- Ameerah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (953 total births) through the 2020s (625) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ameerahs (282 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 Ameerah: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ameerah 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.