Boys' name · since 1904
Americo
Americo has 2,911 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,911
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Americo currently ranks #8944 among boys' names in America, with 2,911 babies recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Americo has been recorded 2,911 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #8944 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #2,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,944 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,911 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Americo ranks #2,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,944 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,911 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,911
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Americo's 2,911 recorded births place it above 94.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Americo compares
2,911 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Americo's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Americo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,911 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 34 | 22,252 |
Americo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Americo's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Americo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Americo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (822 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Americo's strongest decade.
822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Americo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s
1910s
630 births
- 1920s
1920s
822 births
- 1930s 212
1930s
212 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 169
1950s
169 births
- 1960s 203
1960s
203 births
- 1970s 185
1970s
185 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 153
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 110
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 822 births (28% of all-time use).
How Americo 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 Americo's total volume
Americo by state
Where Americo concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 404 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 392 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 186 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 167 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 161 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Rhode Island | | 134 | 4.6% |
| #7 | California | | 45 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 42 | 1.4% |
404 of 2,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Americo appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Americo's data
- Americo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (822 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Americos (404 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.
Keep exploring Americo
Nearby Names Like Americo
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Americo
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Americo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Americo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Americo 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.