Boys' name · since 1910
Amerigo
Amerigo has 359 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,611 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 359
- born since 1910
- 1910s
- peak decade
Amerigo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 359 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amerigo has been recorded 359 times among boys since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1972.
- #9,611 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 359 born since 1910
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amerigo ranks #9,611 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 359 born since 1910, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,611 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 359
- born since 1910
- 1910s
- peak decade
Amerigo's 359 recorded births place it above 78.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Amerigo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amerigo splits its recorded history at 1923: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amerigo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1972
- Peak year (1917)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Amerigo by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (171 births, 48% of the file).
1910s was Amerigo's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Amerigo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
171 births
- 1920s
1920s
149 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 171 births (48% of all-time use).
Amerigo by state
Where Amerigo concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 78 | 21.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 61 | 17.0% |
78 of 359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Amerigo's data
- Amerigo's decade-level peak was the 1910s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Amerigos (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Amerigo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1910–1972 (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 Amerigo 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.