Recorded 1883–2022 Girls' name Peak 1973 2,575 births

Ammie — girls' name

2,575 babies named Ammie in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s451890s871900s1201910s2241920s2631930s2111940s1581950s1261960s1581970s5331980s3321990s1252000s1192010s612020s13
1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Ammie was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

69 babies were named Ammie in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ammie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,575 babies named Ammie between 1883 and 2022, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ammie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ammie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ammie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ammie in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ammie 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 2,575 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.

Ammie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,575

Since 1883

140 years of records

Peak year

1973

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1883

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ammie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1883

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1973)
69
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Ammie popularity over time — boys

32 total births recorded since 1920 (Ammie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 32 births
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Ammie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
533 births that decade — 21% of Ammie's all-time total
1880s451890s871900s1201910s2241920s2631930s2111940s1581950s1261960s1581970s5331980s3321990s1252000s1192010s612020s13

Ammie by state

Where Ammie concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ammie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
72 2.8%
#2 Mississippi
71 2.8%
#3 California
66 2.6%
#4 South Carolina
50 1.9%
#5 Texas
26 1.0%
#6 Alabama
21 0.8%
#7 Illinois
10 0.4%
#8 Indiana
6 0.2%
Georgia share of Ammie's total US births 2.8%
Even split

72 of 2,575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Ammie appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ammie?
2,575 babies have been named Ammie since 1883. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1973 with 69 births.
When was Ammie most popular?
Ammie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 533 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Ammie most popular?
The top states for the name Ammie are Georgia (72 births), Mississippi (71 births), California (66 births).
How long has the name Ammie been used?
Ammie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 140 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ammie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ammy, Amma, Ammara, Ammi, 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, 1883–2022 (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.