Boys' name · since 1927
Amer
Amer has 1,438 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,438
- born since 1927
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amer currently ranks #4422 among boys' names in America, with 1,438 babies recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Amer recorded 1,438 times among boys since 1927, holding rank #4422 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #4,078 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,422 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,438 born since 1927
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amer ranks #4,078 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,422 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,438 born since 1927, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,438
- born since 1927
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amer's 1,438 recorded births place it above 91.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amer compares
1,438 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Amer's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,438 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amer splits its recorded history at 1999: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Amer popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1986 (Amer as girls' name)
Amer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (383 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Amer's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Amer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s
1990s
377 births
- 2000s
2000s
383 births
- 2010s
2010s
303 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 383 births (27% of all-time use).
How Amer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amer's total volume
Amer by state
Where Amer concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 118 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 105 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 67 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
118 of 1,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Amer's data
- Amer's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (383 total births) through the 2020s (139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Amers (118 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Amer 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.