Unisex name · since 1947
Ami
7,678 babies named Ami in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,684 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,678
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
7,678 babies have been named Ami since 1947, making it today's #4684 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ami has been recorded 7,678 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #4684 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #1,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,684 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,678 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ami ranks #1,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,684 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,678 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,684 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,678
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ami's 7,678 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ami compares
7,678 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Ami's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ami | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,678 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 334 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ami's full recorded timeline at 1987, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 334 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ami popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 334
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Ami popularity over time - boys
422 total births recorded since 1972 (Ami as boys' name)
Ami by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,772 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Ami's strongest decade.
2,772 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 120
1950s
120 births
- 1960s 660
1960s
660 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,772 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,747 births
- 1990s 852
1990s
852 births
- 2000s 691
2000s
691 births
- 2010s 506
2010s
506 births
- 2020s 325
2020s
325 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,772 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ami 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 Ami's total volume
Ami by state
Where Ami concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 875 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 636 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 428 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 387 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 271 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 225 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 203 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 202 | 2.6% |
875 of 7,678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Ami appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ami's data
- Ami's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,772 total births); usage has since declined to 325 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Amis (875 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 Ami: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Ami 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.