US rank #4549 Girls' name Peak 1976 21,580 births

Amie — #4549 US girls' name

21,580 babies named Amie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1031890s1641900s2901910s4151920s4891930s2551940s2151950s3251960s13941970s78091980s61411990s19712000s11592010s6822020s168
#4549
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Amie was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

1,084 babies were named Amie in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amie

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,580 babies named Amie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amie currently holds the #4549 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 1,084 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7,809 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Amie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,957 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Amie in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amie 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 21,580 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.

Amie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21,580

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1976

1,084 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#4,549

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
1,084
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420051986196719481929191018911880 7

Amie popularity over time — boys

40 total births recorded since 1915 (Amie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
45678910 1988197919751928192419221915 6

Amie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7,809 births that decade — 36% of Amie's all-time total
1880s1031890s1641900s2901910s4151920s4891930s2551940s2151950s3251960s13941970s78091980s61411990s19712000s11592010s6822020s168

Amie by state

Where Amie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,957 9.1%
#2 Texas
1,409 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%
California share of Amie's total US births 9.1%
Even split

1,957 of 21,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Amie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amie?
21,580 babies have been named Amie since 1880. It currently ranks #4549 among girls. The peak year was 1976 with 1,084 births.
When was Amie most popular?
Amie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7,809 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Amie most popular?
The top states for the name Amie are California (1,957 births), Texas (1,409 births), Ohio (1,029 births).
How long has the name Amie been used?
Amie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amina, Amiyah, Amirah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.