US rank #5351 Girls' name Peak 2009 374 births

Amely — #5351 US girls' name

374 babies named Amely in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s1482010s1312020s77
#5351
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Amely was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

28 babies were named Amely in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amely

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Amely between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amely currently holds the #5351 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amely shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Amely in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amely 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 374 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.

Amely at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

374

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2009

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,351

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
28
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030 20242020201620122008200420001994 6

Amely by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
148 births that decade — 40% of Amely's all-time total
1990s182000s1482010s1312020s77

Amely by state

Where Amely concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Amely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 7.2%
#2 Texas
6 1.6%
#3 Florida
5 1.3%
California share of Amely's total US births 7.2%
Even split

27 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amely?
374 babies have been named Amely since 1994. It currently ranks #5351 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 28 births.
When was Amely most popular?
Amely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Amely most popular?
The top states for the name Amely are California (27 births), Texas (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Amely been used?
Amely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amely?
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, 1994–2024 (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.