Girls' name · since 2001
Amilyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 308 babies named Amilyah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amilyah is the #9205 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 308 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amilyah has been recorded 308 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #9205 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #15,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,205 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 308 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amilyah ranks #15,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 308 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amilyah's 308 recorded births place it above 78.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Amilyah compares
308 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Amilyah's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amilyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 308 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amilyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amilyah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amilyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Amilyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Amilyah's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Amilyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Amilyah's data
- Amilyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amilyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Amilyah 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.