Total births
26
Girls' name · since 2021
Amla
26 babies named Amla in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17264
- among girls today
- 26
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Amla is the #17264 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 26 recorded since 2021.
Social Security Administration records show Amla recorded 26 times among girls since 2021, holding rank #17264 nationally today, ahead of 3% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- #17264 among girls today
- 26 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Amla is currently the #17264 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 26 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17264
- among girls today
- 26
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Amla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17264
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Amla was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
8 babies were named Amla in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Amla compares
26 9th percentile among 17,726 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
Amla's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Amla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amla's full recorded timeline at 2024, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,264
Active since
2021
Amla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Amla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Amla's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Amla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Amla? ▼
26 babies have been named Amla since 2021. It currently ranks #17264 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Amla most popular? ▼
Amla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Amla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Amla since 2021 -- 5 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2021–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Amla: #17264 Girls' Name - 26 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/amla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Amla 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 June 2026.