Girls' name · since 1965
Amia
6,080 babies named Amia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,638 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,080
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amia is the #1638 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,080 recorded since 1965.
Amia has 6,080 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1638 as of the latest data, more common than 91% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #2,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,638 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,080 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amia ranks #2,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,638 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,080 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,638 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,080
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amia's 6,080 recorded births place it above 96.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amia compares
6,080 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Amia's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,080 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 397 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amia's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 397, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 397
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Amia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,732 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Amia's strongest decade.
2,732 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Amia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 143
1980s
143 births
- 1990s 377
1990s
377 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,693 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,732 births
- 2020s 1,055
2020s
1,055 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,732 births (45% of all-time use).
How Amia 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 Amia's total volume
Amia by state
Where Amia concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 593 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 448 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 351 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 335 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 333 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 288 | 4.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 234 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 201 | 3.3% |
593 of 6,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Amia appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amia's data
- Amia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,732 total births) through the 2020s (1,055) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amias (593 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 Amia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Amia 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.