Girls' name · since 1880
Amie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 21,608 babies named Amie, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,608
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Amie currently ranks #4550 among girls' names in America, with 21,608 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amie has been recorded 21,608 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #4550 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,550 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,608 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amie ranks #1,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,550 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,608 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,608
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Amie's 21,608 recorded births place it above 98.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amie compares
21,608 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Amie's all-time total is 57x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,608 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,084 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 1,084, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 1,084
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Amie popularity over time - boys
40 total births recorded since 1915 (Amie as boys' name)
Amie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7,807 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Amie's strongest decade.
7,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Amie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 103
1880s
103 births
- 1890s 164
1890s
164 births
- 1900s 290
1900s
290 births
- 1910s 415
1910s
415 births
- 1920s 489
1920s
489 births
- 1930s 255
1930s
255 births
- 1940s 215
1940s
215 births
- 1950s 325
1950s
325 births
- 1960s 1,394
1960s
1,394 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,807 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,141 births
- 1990s 1,971
1990s
1,971 births
- 2000s 1,159
2000s
1,159 births
- 2010s 682
2010s
682 births
- 2020s 198
2020s
198 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7,807 births (36% of all-time use).
How Amie 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 Amie's total volume
Amie by state
Where Amie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,957 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,408 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,029 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,020 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 880 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 758 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 705 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 599 | 2.8% |
1,957 of 21,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Amie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amie's data
- Amie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (7,807 total births); usage has since declined to 198 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Amies (1,957 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 Amie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Amie 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.