US rank #4818 Girls' name Peak 2008 748 births

Ameria — #4818 US girls' name

748 babies named Ameria in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s152000s2882010s3242020s116
#4818
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ameria was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

61 babies were named Ameria in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ameria

The Social Security Administration has registered 748 babies named Ameria between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ameria currently holds the #4818 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ameria performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ameria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Ameria in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ameria 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 748 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.

Ameria at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

748

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2008

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,818

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ameria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
61
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001989 5

Ameria by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
324 births that decade — 43% of Ameria's all-time total
1980s51990s152000s2882010s3242020s116

Ameria by state

Where Ameria concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ameria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
62 8.3%
#2 Alabama
36 4.8%
#3 Mississippi
27 3.6%
#4 Texas
11 1.5%
#5 Florida
7 0.9%
#6 Tennessee
6 0.8%
#7 South Carolina
5 0.7%
Georgia share of Ameria's total US births 8.3%
Even split

62 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameria?
748 babies have been named Ameria since 1989. It currently ranks #4818 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 61 births.
When was Ameria most popular?
Ameria was most popular in the 2010s decade with 324 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Ameria most popular?
The top states for the name Ameria are Georgia (62 births), Alabama (36 births), Mississippi (27 births).
How long has the name Ameria been used?
Ameria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ameria?
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, 1989–2024 (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.