Girls' name · since 1995
Amelya
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 760 babies named Amelya, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amelya is the #6030 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 760 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amelya has been recorded 760 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #6030 nationally and more common than 65% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #9,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,030 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 760 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amelya ranks #9,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,030 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 760 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amelya's 760 recorded births place it above 87.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Amelya compares
760 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Amelya's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amelya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 760 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amelya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amelya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amelya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Amelya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (360 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Amelya's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Amelya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 360 births (47% of all-time use).
How Amelya 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 Amelya's total volume
Amelya by state
Where Amelya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Utah | | 5 | 0.7% |
10 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amelya's data
- Amelya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (360 total births) through the 2020s (155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Amelyas (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amelya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Amelya 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.