Girls' name · since 1981
Ameia
Ameia has 237 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
237 babies have been named Ameia since 1981, making it today's #13628 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ameia recorded 237 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #13628 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #18,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,628 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 237 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameia ranks #18,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,628 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 237 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameia's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ameia compares
237 40th percentile among 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
Ameia's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 237 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ameia's full recorded timeline at 2014, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ameia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ameia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Ameia's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ameia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ameia's data
- Ameia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ameia: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Ameia 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.