Girls' name · since 2001
Ameliah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 864 babies named Ameliah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,759 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameliah currently ranks #3759 among girls' names in America, with 864 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Ameliah recorded 864 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #3759 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #8,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,759 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 864 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameliah ranks #8,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,759 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 864 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,759 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameliah's 864 recorded births place it above 88.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ameliah compares
864 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Ameliah's all-time total is 130% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 864 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ameliah splits its recorded history at 2014: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ameliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ameliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (502 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Ameliah's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ameliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 101
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
502 births
- 2020s
2020s
261 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 502 births (58% of all-time use).
How Ameliah 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 Ameliah's total volume
Ameliah by state
Where Ameliah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 57 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 54 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 42 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
57 of 864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ameliah's data
- Ameliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (502 total births) through the 2020s (261) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ameliahs (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ameliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ameliah 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.