US rank #9739 Girls' name Peak 2005 304 births

Amily — #9739 US girls' name

304 babies named Amily in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s312000s1112010s1142020s42
#9739
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Amily was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

18 babies were named Amily in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amily

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Amily between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amily currently holds the #9739 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amily performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Amily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amily in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amily 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 304 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.

Amily at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

304

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2005

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,739

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amily popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
18
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004200019961982 6

Amily by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
114 births that decade — 38% of Amily's all-time total
1980s61990s312000s1112010s1142020s42

Amily by state

Where Amily concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amily
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 3.3%
Texas share of Amily's total US births 3.3%

10 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amily?
304 babies have been named Amily since 1982. It currently ranks #9739 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 18 births.
When was Amily most popular?
Amily was most popular in the 2010s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Amily most popular?
The top states for the name Amily are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Amily been used?
Amily has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amily?
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, 1982–2024 (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.