Total births
206
Girls' name · since 2007
Ameliyah
206 babies named Ameliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9407
- among girls today
- 206
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
206 babies have been named Ameliyah since 2007, making it today's #9407 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameliyah has been recorded 206 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #9407 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #9407 among girls today
- 206 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ameliyah is currently the #9407 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 206 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9407
- among girls today
- 206
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Ameliyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9407
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Ameliyah was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
20 babies were named Ameliyah in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Ameliyah compares
206 37th percentile among 17,726 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
Ameliyah's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameliyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ameliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ameliyah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ameliyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#9,407
Active since
2007
Ameliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ameliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ameliyah's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ameliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ameliyah? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 206 babies named Ameliyah. Today it holds rank #9407 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 20 births.
When was Ameliyah most popular? ▼
Ameliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Ameliyah been used? ▼
Ameliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 19 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ameliyah? ▼
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.
What to do with Ameliyah's data
- Ameliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ameliyah
Nearby Names Like Ameliyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ameliyah
Amelia Girl
#3 281,130 births
America Girl
#1823 13,522 births
Amelie Girl
#710 9,654 births
Amethyst Girl
#1311 4,560 births
Ameera Girl
#1299 3,447 births
Compare Ameliyah side by side: Ameliyah vs Amelia Ameliyah vs America Ameliyah vs Amelie
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ameliyah: #9407 Girls' Name - 206 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ameliyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ameliyah 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 June 2026.