US rank #4913 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,093 births

Amera — #4913 US girls' name

1,093 babies named Amera in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s671990s1292000s3362010s3572020s159
#4913
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Amera was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

53 babies were named Amera in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amera

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,093 babies named Amera between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amera currently holds the #4913 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amera performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 357 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amera shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Amera in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amera 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 1,093 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.

Amera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,093

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2008

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,913

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
53
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0204060 20242017201020031996198919801970 5

Amera by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
357 births that decade — 33% of Amera's all-time total
1970s451980s671990s1292000s3362010s3572020s159

Amera by state

Where Amera concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Amera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
28 2.6%
#2 California
16 1.5%
#3 Maryland
8 0.7%
#4 Illinois
5 0.5%
#5 Michigan
5 0.5%
#6 Tennessee
5 0.5%
New York share of Amera's total US births 2.6%
Even split

28 of 1,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amera?
1,093 babies have been named Amera since 1970. It currently ranks #4913 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 53 births.
When was Amera most popular?
Amera was most popular in the 2010s decade with 357 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Amera most popular?
The top states for the name Amera are New York (28 births), California (16 births), Maryland (8 births).
How long has the name Amera been used?
Amera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amera?
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.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.