Recorded 1975–2008 Girls' name Peak 1977 49 births

Amme — girls' name

49 babies named Amme in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s61990s52000s14

The verdict

49 girls have been named Amme since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2008.

49
total births
1975–2008
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Amme was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Amme in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amme

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Amme between 1975 and 2008, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amme currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amme performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amme shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amme 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 49 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.

Amme at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

49

Since 1975

34 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1975

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2008

Amme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1975

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 2008200219911981197719761975 6

Amme by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 49% of Amme's all-time total
1970s241980s61990s52000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amme?
49 babies have been named Amme since 1975. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Amme most popular?
Amme was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Amme been used?
Amme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 34 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Amme?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ammie, Ammy, Amma, Ammara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2008 (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.