Unisex name · since 1915
Amory
Amory has 679 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,235 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 679
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amory is the #7235 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 679 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amory has been recorded 679 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #7235 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,570 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,235 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 679 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amory ranks #6,570 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,235 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 679 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,235 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 679
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amory's 679 recorded births place it above 85.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Amory compares
679 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Amory's all-time total is 84% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amory | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 679 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amory splits its recorded history at 1997: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amory popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Amory popularity over time - girls
630 total births recorded since 1936 (Amory as girls' name)
Amory by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (202 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Amory's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Amory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 202 births (30% of all-time use).
How Amory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amory's total volume
Amory by state
Where Amory concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
8 of 679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Amory's data
- Amory's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (202 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Amorys (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Amory 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.