US rank #8635 Girls' name Peak 2012 838 births

Amilya — #8635 US girls' name

838 babies named Amilya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s2132010s4822020s132
#8635
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Amilya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

62 babies were named Amilya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amilya

The Social Security Administration has registered 838 babies named Amilya between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amilya currently holds the #8635 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amilya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 482 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amilya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Amilya in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amilya 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 838 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.

Amilya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

838

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,635

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amilya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
62
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001995 5

Amilya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
482 births that decade — 58% of Amilya's all-time total
1990s112000s2132010s4822020s132

Amilya by state

Where Amilya concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Amilya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
31 3.7%
#2 California
12 1.4%
#3 Illinois
10 1.2%
#4 Florida
5 0.6%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#7 New York
5 0.6%
Texas share of Amilya's total US births 3.7%
Even split

31 of 838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amilya?
838 babies have been named Amilya since 1995. It currently ranks #8635 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 62 births.
When was Amilya most popular?
Amilya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 482 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Amilya most popular?
The top states for the name Amilya are Texas (31 births), California (12 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Amilya been used?
Amilya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amilya?
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, 1995–2024 (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.