Girls' name · since 1972
Amenia
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Amenia, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Amenia since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Amenia recorded 51 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2018.
- #34,711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amenia ranks #34,711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amenia's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Amenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amenia's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2018
- Peak year (2014)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Amenia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Amenia's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Amenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (67% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1972–2018 (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 Amenia 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.