Recorded 2016–2025 Girls' name Peak 2020 116 births

Amei — girls' name

116 babies named Amei in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s472020s69

The verdict

116 girls have been named Amei since 2016, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

116
total births
2016–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Amei was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

20 babies were named Amei in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amei

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Amei between 2016 and 2025, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amei performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Amei in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amei 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 116 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.

Amei at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

116

Since 2016

10 years of records

Peak year

2020

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2016

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2025

Amei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2016

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2020)
20
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
510152025 202520232022202120202019201820172016 12

Amei by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
69 births that decade — 59% of Amei's all-time total
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Amei by state

Where Amei concentrates geographically — total births since 2016

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Amei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 4.3%
New York share of Amei's total US births 4.3%
Even split

5 of 116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amei?
116 babies have been named Amei since 2016. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 20 births.
When was Amei most popular?
Amei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Amei most popular?
The top states for the name Amei are New York (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Amei been used?
Amei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 10 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amelia, America, Amelie, Amethyst, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2016–2025 (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.