Girls' name · since 1982
Amily
Amily has 304 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amily is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 304 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Amily recorded 304 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #15,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amily ranks #15,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amily's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Amily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amily's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Amily by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Amily's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Amily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (38% of all-time use).
Amily by state
Where Amily concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 3.3% |
10 of 304 births nationwide.
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- Amily's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amilys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Amily 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.