Recorded 1975–1984 Boys' name Peak 1978 65 births

Ameet — boys' name

65 babies named Ameet in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s46

The verdict

65 boys have been named Ameet since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1984.

65
total births
1975–1984
years on record
1980s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Ameet was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ameet in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ameet

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Ameet between 1975 and 1984, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ameet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ameet performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ameet shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ameet in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ameet 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 65 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.

Ameet at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

65

Since 1975

10 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1975

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ameet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1975

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 1984198319821981198019781975 7

Ameet by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 71% of Ameet's all-time total
1970s191980s46

Ameet by state

Where Ameet concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ameet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.7%
California share of Ameet's total US births 7.7%

5 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameet?
65 babies have been named Ameet since 1975. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Ameet most popular?
Ameet was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Ameet most popular?
The top states for the name Ameet are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ameet been used?
Ameet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 10 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ameet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ameer, Americo, Ames, Ameen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–1984 (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.