Unisex name · since 1998
Ameya
Ameya has 967 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,094 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ameya is the #3094 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 967 recorded since 1998.
Ameya has 967 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3094 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,094 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 967 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ameya ranks #7,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,094 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 967 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,094 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ameya's 967 recorded births place it above 89.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ameya compares
967 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Ameya's all-time total is 157% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ameya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 967 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ameya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ameya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ameya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ameya popularity over time - boys
203 total births recorded since 1990 (Ameya as boys' name)
Ameya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (465 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Ameya's strongest decade.
465 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ameya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
465 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 465 births (48% of all-time use).
How Ameya 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 Ameya's total volume
Ameya by state
Where Ameya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 73 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.0% |
111 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Ameya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ameya's data
- Ameya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (465 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ameyas (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ameya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Ameya 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.