US rank #2289 Girls' name Peak 2008 2,588 births

Amerie — #2289 US girls' name

2,588 babies named Amerie in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s9742010s11892020s425
#2289
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Amerie was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

174 babies were named Amerie in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amerie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,588 babies named Amerie between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amerie currently holds the #2289 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 174 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amerie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amerie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 536 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Amerie in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amerie 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 2,588 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.

Amerie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,588

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

174 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,289

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amerie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
174
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
050100150200 202420212018201520122009200620032002 51

Amerie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,189 births that decade — 46% of Amerie's all-time total
2000s9742010s11892020s425

Amerie by state

Where Amerie concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amerie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
536 20.7%
#2 California
474 18.3%
#3 New York
136 5.3%
#4 Florida
105 4.1%
#5 Arizona
68 2.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
47 1.8%
#7 Georgia
32 1.2%
#8 North Carolina
31 1.2%
Texas share of Amerie's total US births 20.7%
Even split

536 of 2,588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Amerie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amerie?
2,588 babies have been named Amerie since 2002. It currently ranks #2289 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 174 births.
When was Amerie most popular?
Amerie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,189 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Amerie most popular?
The top states for the name Amerie are Texas (536 births), California (474 births), New York (136 births).
How long has the name Amerie been used?
Amerie has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amerie?
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, 2002–2024 (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.