Girls' name · since 1880
America
13,522 babies named America in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,735 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,522
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
13,522 babies have been named America since 1880, making it today's #1735 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show America recorded 13,522 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1735 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,735 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,522 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, America ranks #1,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,735 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,522 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,735 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,522
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
America's 13,522 recorded births place it above 98.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How America compares
13,522 Top 8% higher than 92% of 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
America's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | America | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,522 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 719 | 21 | 19,840 |
America's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
America splits its recorded history at 1953: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 719 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
America popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 719
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
America popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1915 (America as boys' name)
America by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,982 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was America's strongest decade.
5,982 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
America births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 150
1880s
150 births
- 1890s 154
1890s
154 births
- 1900s 150
1900s
150 births
- 1910s 268
1910s
268 births
- 1920s 312
1920s
312 births
- 1930s 166
1930s
166 births
- 1940s 143
1940s
143 births
- 1950s 148
1950s
148 births
- 1960s 208
1960s
208 births
- 1970s 491
1970s
491 births
- 1980s 568
1980s
568 births
- 1990s 1,353
1990s
1,353 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,982 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,777 births
- 2020s 652
2020s
652 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,982 births (44% of all-time use).
How America compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to America's total volume
America by state
Where America concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,820 | 28.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,062 | 22.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 527 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 526 | 3.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 267 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 235 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 235 | 1.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 229 | 1.7% |
3,820 of 13,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
America appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with America's data
- America's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,982 total births); usage has since declined to 652 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Americas (3,820 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to America
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for America: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 America 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.