Recorded 2008–2022 Girls' name Peak 2021 46 births

Amelyah — girls' name

46 babies named Amelyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s262020s15

The verdict

46 girls have been named Amelyah since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

46
total births
2008–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Amelyah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Amelyah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amelyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Amelyah between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amelyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amelyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amelyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amelyah 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 46 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.

Amelyah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

46

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Amelyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Amelyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
26 births that decade — 57% of Amelyah's all-time total
2000s52010s262020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amelyah?
46 babies have been named Amelyah since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Amelyah most popular?
Amelyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Amelyah been used?
Amelyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Amelyah?
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.

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, 2008–2022 (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.