Unisex name · since 2001
Americus
Americus has 480 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 480
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Americus sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 480 recorded since 2001.
Americus has 480 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #12,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 480 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Americus ranks #12,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 480 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 480
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Americus's 480 recorded births place it above 83.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Indiana.
Americus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Americus's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Americus popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Americus popularity over time - boys
142 total births recorded since 1912 (Americus as boys' name)
Americus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (314 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Americus's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Americus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
314 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 314 births (65% of all-time use).
Americus by state
Where Americus concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Americus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (314 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Americuss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Americus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Americus 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.