Girls' name · since 2002
Amerie
Amerie has 2,648 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,855 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,648
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amerie is the #2855 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,648 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Amerie recorded 2,648 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #2855 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #3,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,855 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,648 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amerie ranks #3,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,855 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,648 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,855 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,648
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amerie's 2,648 recorded births place it above 94.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amerie compares
2,648 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Amerie's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amerie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,648 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amerie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amerie's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 51 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 174, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amerie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Amerie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,189 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Amerie's strongest decade.
1,189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Amerie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
974 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,189 births
- 2020s
2020s
485 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,189 births (45% of all-time use).
How Amerie 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 Amerie's total volume
Amerie by state
Where Amerie concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 547 | 20.7% |
| #2 | California | | 490 | 18.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 136 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 105 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 68 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 31 | 1.2% |
547 of 2,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Amerie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amerie's data
- Amerie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,189 total births) through the 2020s (485) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ameries (547 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Amerie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amerie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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, 2002–2025 (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 Amerie 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.