US rank #4428 Unisex name Peak 2019 668 births

Amory — #4428 US boys' name

668 babies named Amory in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s171930s61950s111960s171970s381980s511990s722000s992010s2022020s149
#4428
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Amory was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

39 babies were named Amory in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amory

The Social Security Administration has registered 668 babies named Amory between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amory currently holds the #4428 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 39 babies received it in a single year. Amory is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 622 additional births since 1936.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amory performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Amory shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Amory in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amory 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 668 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.

Amory at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

668

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2019

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,428

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amory popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
39
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
01020304050 20242016200820001991198019641915 6

Amory popularity over time — girls

622 total births recorded since 1936 (Amory as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 622 births
010203040 202420182012200619991992198419771936 5

Amory by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
202 births that decade — 30% of Amory's all-time total
1910s61920s171930s61950s111960s171970s381980s511990s722000s992010s2022020s149

Amory by state

Where Amory concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Amory
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 1.2%
#2 California
5 0.7%
#3 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Amory's total US births 1.2%
Even split

8 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amory?
668 babies have been named Amory since 1915. It currently ranks #4428 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 39 births.
When was Amory most popular?
Amory was most popular in the 2010s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Amory most popular?
The top states for the name Amory are New York (8 births), California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Amory a unisex name?
Yes, Amory is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 668 births, and as a girl's name it has 622 births.
How long has the name Amory been used?
Amory has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amory?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amos, Amon, Amonte, Amogh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.