Unisex name · since 2003

Ameri

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 314 babies named Ameri, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,516 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,564 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
314
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade

Ameri currently ranks #3564 among unisex names in America, with 314 babies recorded since 2003.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameri has been recorded 314 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #3564 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #15,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,564 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 314 born since 2003
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameri ranks #15,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 314 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.

#15,516 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,564 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
314
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.3%
Ameri vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ameri's 314 recorded births place it above 78.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Ameri compares

314 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Ameri's all-time total is 16% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ameri Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 314 376 567,345
Peak-year births 43 21 19,840

Ameri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ameri's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ameri popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
43
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
01020304050 20032007201120142017202020232025 43

Ameri popularity over time - boys

48 total births recorded since 2005 (Ameri as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 48 births
4681012 2005202020212022202320242025 6

Ameri by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (172 births, 55% of the file).

2020s was Ameri's strongest decade.

172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Ameri births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 172 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ameri by state

Where Ameri concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ameri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
26 8.3%
#2 Florida
5 1.6%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.6%
Texas share of Ameri's total US births 8.3%
Even split

26 of 314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameri?
Ameri has been given to 314 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,516 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,564 of 17,297. 43 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Ameri sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameri ranks #15,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ameri most popular?
Ameri was most popular in the 2020s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Ameri most popular?
The top states for the name Ameri are Texas (26 births), Florida (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
Is Ameri a unisex name?
Yes, Ameri is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 314 births, and as a boy's name it has 48 births.
How long has the name Ameri been used?
Ameri has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ameri?
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.

What to do with Ameri's data

  • Texas records the most Ameris (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ameri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Ameri 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.