Girls' name · since 1911

Amparo

3,316 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.

#3,376 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,989 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,316
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade

Amparo currently ranks #10989 among girls' names in America, with 3,316 babies recorded since 1911.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amparo has been recorded 3,316 times among girls since 1911, currently ranked #10989 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.

  • #3,376 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,989 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,316 born since 1911
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amparo ranks #3,376 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,989 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,316 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.

#3,376 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,989 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,316
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%36.4%
Amparo vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Amparo's 3,316 recorded births place it above 95.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Amparo compares

3,316 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Amparo's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amparo Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,316 376 567,345
Peak-year births 73 21 19,840

Amparo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amparo's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amparo popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1927)
73
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
020406080 191119261941195619711986200120162025 8

Amparo popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 193119401986 7

Amparo by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (587 births, 18% of the file).

1920s was Amparo's strongest decade.

587 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Amparo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 587 births (18% of all-time use).

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

How Amparo compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amparo's total volume

Amparo vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -58, 5.5%-55, 6.8%-44, 6.5%-55, 4.5%-79, 3.6%-74, 6.3%-55, 4.4%-62, 3.7%-142, 5.9%-41, 5.4%-48, 8.3%-27, 12.2%-79, 4.9%-136, 3.1%-128, 2.6%Amparo-115, 2.2%Amparo
Amparo vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 38.7%
#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 38.7%
Even split

1,282 of 3,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amparo? ▼
3,316 babies have been named Amparo since 1911. All-time, it sits at #3,376 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,989 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1927 with 73 births.
Where does Amparo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amparo ranks #3,376 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,989 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Amparo go back to 1911, giving 115 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Amparo's data

  • Amparo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (587 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Amparos (1,282 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Amparo

Nearby Names Like Amparo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amparo

Ample Girl
5 births

Compare Amparo side by side: Amparo vs Ample

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Amparo

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Elen #10987
409 births · Peak 2022
Michela #10991
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Carlena #10986
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Mariann #10992
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Lorie #10985
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Nadeen #10993
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amparo: 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, 1911–2025 (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 Amparo 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.