Recorded 1978–2025 Girls' name Peak 2015 204 births

Amenah — girls' name

204 babies named Amenah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s252000s662010s792020s24

The verdict

204 girls have been named Amenah since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

204
total births
1978–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Amenah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

16 babies were named Amenah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amenah

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Amenah between 1978 and 2025, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amenah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amenah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amenah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amenah 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 204 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.

Amenah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

204

Since 1978

48 years of records

Peak year

2015

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1978

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2025

Amenah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1978

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2015)
16
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 20252019201520092005200019961978 5

Amenah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 39% of Amenah's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s252000s662010s792020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amenah?
204 babies have been named Amenah since 1978. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2015 with 16 births.
When was Amenah most popular?
Amenah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Amenah been used?
Amenah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 48 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amenah?
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, 1978–2025 (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.