Girls' name · since 1966
Ammy
1,316 babies named Ammy in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,730 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,316
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ammy currently ranks #3730 among girls' names in America, with 1,316 babies recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Ammy recorded 1,316 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #3730 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #6,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,730 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,316 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ammy ranks #6,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,730 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,316 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,730 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,316
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ammy's 1,316 recorded births place it above 91.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ammy compares
1,316 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Ammy's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ammy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,316 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ammy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ammy's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ammy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ammy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (370 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Ammy's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ammy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 147
1970s
147 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s
2000s
370 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 370 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ammy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ammy's total volume
Ammy by state
Where Ammy concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 212 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 183 | 13.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 53 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.5% |
212 of 1,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ammy's data
- Ammy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (370 total births) through the 2020s (174) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ammys (212 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ammy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Ammy 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.