US rank #15355 Girls' name Peak 1927 3,308 births

Amparo — #15355 US girls' name

3,308 babies named Amparo in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1321920s5871930s4231940s3511950s3651960s2951970s3471980s2851990s2752000s1492010s732020s26
#15355
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Amparo was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

73 babies were named Amparo in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amparo

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,308 babies named Amparo between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amparo currently holds the #15355 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amparo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 587 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Amparo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,282 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Amparo in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amparo 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 3,308 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.

Amparo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,308

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

1927

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#15,355

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amparo popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1927)
73
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
020406080 202420081994198019661952193819241911 6

Amparo popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1931 (Amparo as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 198619401931 5

Amparo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
587 births that decade — 18% of Amparo's all-time total
1910s1321920s5871930s4231940s3511950s3651960s2951970s3471980s2851990s2752000s1492010s732020s26

Amparo by state

Where Amparo concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Amparo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,282 38.8%
#2 California
907 27.4%
#3 New York
47 1.4%
#4 Arizona
30 0.9%
#5 Illinois
22 0.7%
Texas share of Amparo's total US births 38.8%
Even split

1,282 of 3,308 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amparo?
3,308 babies have been named Amparo since 1911. It currently ranks #15355 among girls. The peak year was 1927 with 73 births.
When was Amparo most popular?
Amparo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 587 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Amparo most popular?
The top states for the name Amparo are Texas (1,282 births), California (907 births), New York (47 births).
How long has the name Amparo been used?
Amparo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amparo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ample. 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, 1911–2024 (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.