US rank #4091 Girls' name Peak 2019 823 births

Ameliah — #4091 US girls' name

823 babies named Ameliah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4091
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Ameliah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

70 babies were named Ameliah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ameliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 823 babies named Ameliah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ameliah currently holds the #4091 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ameliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 502 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ameliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ameliah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ameliah 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 823 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.

Ameliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

823

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2019

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,091

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ameliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
70
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
020406080 202420212018201520122009200620032001 7

Ameliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
502 births that decade — 61% of Ameliah's all-time total
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Ameliah by state

Where Ameliah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ameliah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
54 6.6%
#2 Texas
52 6.3%
#3 New York
42 5.1%
#4 Florida
15 1.8%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.6%
California share of Ameliah's total US births 6.6%
Even split

54 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameliah?
823 babies have been named Ameliah since 2001. It currently ranks #4091 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 70 births.
When was Ameliah most popular?
Ameliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 502 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Ameliah most popular?
The top states for the name Ameliah are California (54 births), Texas (52 births), New York (42 births).
How long has the name Ameliah been used?
Ameliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ameliah?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.