Girls' name · since 1978
Ameila
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 549 babies named Ameila, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 549
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
549 babies have been named Ameila since 1978, making it today's #4590 girls' name.
Ameila has 549 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4590 as of the latest data, more common than 73% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #11,178 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,590 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 549 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameila ranks #11,178 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,590 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 549 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 549
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameila's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ameila compares
549 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Ameila's all-time total is 46% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 549 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ameila's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ameila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ameila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (214 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Ameila's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ameila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s
2020s
204 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 214 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ameila 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 Ameila's total volume
Ameila by state
Where Ameila concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 549 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ameila's data
- Ameila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (204) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ameilas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ameila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Ameila 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.