Boys' name · since 1971
Amish
294 babies named Amish in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 294
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amish sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 294 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amish has been recorded 294 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2016.
- #10,695 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 294 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amish ranks #10,695 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 294 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 294
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amish's 294 recorded births place it above 76.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Amish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amish's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2016
- Peak year (1981)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Amish by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (94 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Amish's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Amish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 94 births (32% of all-time use).
Amish by state
Where Amish concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Amish's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2010s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Amishs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Amish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1971–2016 (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 Amish 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.