Boys' name · since 1957
Amilcar
Amilcar has 967 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,571 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amilcar is the #4571 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 967 recorded since 1957.
Amilcar has 967 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4571 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #5,243 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,571 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 967 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amilcar ranks #5,243 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,571 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 967 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,571 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amilcar's 967 recorded births place it above 88.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Amilcar compares
967 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Amilcar's all-time total is 162% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amilcar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 967 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amilcar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amilcar's full recorded timeline at 1998, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amilcar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Amilcar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (238 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Amilcar's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Amilcar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 238 births (25% of all-time use).
How Amilcar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amilcar's total volume
Amilcar by state
Where Amilcar concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 188 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
188 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amilcar's data
- Amilcar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (238 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amilcars (188 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amilcar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Amilcar 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.