Recorded 1961–1995 Girls' name Peak 1974 487 births

Amyjo — girls' name

487 babies named Amyjo in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1001970s2391980s1281990s20
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Amyjo was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

32 babies were named Amyjo in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amyjo

The Social Security Administration has registered 487 babies named Amyjo between 1961 and 1995, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amyjo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amyjo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amyjo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Amyjo in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amyjo 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 487 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.

Amyjo at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

487

Since 1961

35 years of records

Peak year

1974

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1961

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1995

Amyjo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1961

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1974)
32
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 199519871983197919751971196719631961 8

Amyjo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
239 births that decade — 49% of Amyjo's all-time total
1960s1001970s2391980s1281990s20

Amyjo by state

Where Amyjo concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amyjo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 3.5%
#2 Michigan
15 3.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 1.0%
#4 Wisconsin
5 1.0%
New York share of Amyjo's total US births 3.5%
Even split

17 of 487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amyjo?
487 babies have been named Amyjo since 1961. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1974 with 32 births.
When was Amyjo most popular?
Amyjo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Amyjo most popular?
The top states for the name Amyjo are New York (17 births), Michigan (15 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Amyjo been used?
Amyjo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 35 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Amyjo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amy, Amya, Amyah, Amyra, and 4 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, 1961–1995 (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.