Recorded 2002–2023 Girls' name Peak 2014 233 births

Ameyah — girls' name

233 babies named Ameyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s622010s1362020s35

The verdict

233 girls have been named Ameyah since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

233
total births
2002–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Ameyah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

21 babies were named Ameyah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ameyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Ameyah between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ameyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ameyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ameyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ameyah 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 233 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.

Ameyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

233

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2014

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ameyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
21
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20232020201720142011200820052002 7

Ameyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 58% of Ameyah's all-time total
2000s622010s1362020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ameyah?
233 babies have been named Ameyah since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 21 births.
When was Ameyah most popular?
Ameyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Ameyah been used?
Ameyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ameyah?
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.

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, 2002–2023 (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.