Girls' name · since 1961
Amyjo
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 487 babies named Amyjo, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 487
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
487 girls have been named Amyjo since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Amyjo has 487 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1995.
- #12,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 487 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amyjo ranks #12,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 487 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 487
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Amyjo's 487 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Amyjo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amyjo splits its recorded history at 1976: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amyjo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1995
- Peak year (1974)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Amyjo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (239 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Amyjo's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Amyjo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 239 births (49% of all-time use).
Amyjo by state
Where Amyjo concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| 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% |
17 of 487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amyjo's data
- Amyjo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Amyjos (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Amyjo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1961–1995 (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 Amyjo 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.