Unisex name · since 1977
Amery
Amery has 630 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,024 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 630
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
630 babies have been named Amery since 1977, making it today's #5024 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amery has been recorded 630 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #5024 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #10,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,024 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 630 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amery ranks #10,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,024 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 630 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,024 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 630
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amery's 630 recorded births place it above 85.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Amery compares
630 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Amery's all-time total is 68% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amery | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 630 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amery's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amery popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Amery popularity over time - boys
106 total births recorded since 1971 (Amery as boys' name)
Amery by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (262 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Amery's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Amery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
262 births
- 2020s
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 262 births (42% of all-time use).
How Amery 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 Amery's total volume
Amery by state
Where Amery concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 129 | 20.5% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 6.2% |
129 of 630 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Amery's data
- Amery's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (262 total births) through the 2020s (127) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amerys (129 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Amery 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.