Recorded 1981–1992 Girls' name Peak 1983 35 births

Amneris — girls' name

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.

1980s301990s5
1980s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Amneris was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

10 babies were named Amneris in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amneris

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Amneris between 1981 and 1992, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amneris currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amneris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amneris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amneris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amneris 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 35 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.

Amneris at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

35

Since 1981

12 years of records

Peak year

1983

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1981

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1992

Amneris popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1983)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19921987198319821981 9

Amneris by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 86% of Amneris's all-time total
1980s301990s5

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?
35 babies have been named Amneris since 1981. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1983 with 10 births.
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?
Amneris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 12 years of data through 1992.
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.

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, 1981–1992 (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.