US rank #3941 Girls' name Peak 2019 495 births

Amilah — #3941 US girls' name

495 babies named Amilah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s2732020s201
#3941
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Amilah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

54 babies were named Amilah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Amilah between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amilah currently holds the #3941 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amilah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amilah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Amilah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amilah 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 495 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.

Amilah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

495

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2019

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,941

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
54
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0204060 2024202120182015201220092007 7

Amilah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
273 births that decade — 55% of Amilah's all-time total
2000s212010s2732020s201

Amilah by state

Where Amilah concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amilah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 4.4%
#2 California
16 3.2%
#3 Florida
13 2.6%
#4 Illinois
11 2.2%
New York share of Amilah's total US births 4.4%
Even split

22 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amilah?
495 babies have been named Amilah since 2007. It currently ranks #3941 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 54 births.
When was Amilah most popular?
Amilah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Amilah most popular?
The top states for the name Amilah are New York (22 births), California (16 births), Florida (13 births).
How long has the name Amilah been used?
Amilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amilah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amiyah, 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, 2007–2024 (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.