Girls' name · since 1981

Amneris

35 babies named Amneris in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,038 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

35 girls have been named Amneris since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Amneris has 35 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1992.

  • #39,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 35 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amneris ranks #39,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#39,038 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Amneris's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.

Amneris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amneris's full recorded timeline at 1983, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amneris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1983)
10
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 19811982198319871992 5

Amneris by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 86% of the file).

1980s was Amneris's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.

Amneris births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (86% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Amneris by state

Where Amneris concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amneris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 17.1%
New Jersey share of Amneris's total US births 17.1%

6 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amneris?
Amneris has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #39,038 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1992. 10 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
Where does Amneris sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amneris ranks #39,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amneris most popular?
Amneris was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Amneris most popular?
The top states for the name Amneris are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Amneris been used?
The SSA has tracked Amneris since 1981 -- 12 years through the most recent 1992 data.
What names are similar to Amneris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amna, Amnah, Amneh, Amnen, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Amneris's data

  • Amneris's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New Jersey records the most Amneriss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Amneris

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amneris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1992 (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 Amneris 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.