US rank #4095 Girls' name Peak 2020 392 births

Amylah — #4095 US girls' name

392 babies named Amylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s272010s1972020s168
#4095
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Amylah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

40 babies were named Amylah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Amylah between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amylah currently holds the #4095 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Amylah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amylah 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 392 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.

Amylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

392

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2020

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,095

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
40
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
01020304050 2024202120182015201220092004 5

Amylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
197 births that decade — 50% of Amylah's all-time total
2000s272010s1972020s168

Amylah by state

Where Amylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
11 2.8%
#2 Florida
6 1.5%
#3 New York
5 1.3%
#4 Ohio
5 1.3%
Illinois share of Amylah's total US births 2.8%
Even split

11 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amylah?
392 babies have been named Amylah since 2004. It currently ranks #4095 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 40 births.
When was Amylah most popular?
Amylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Amylah most popular?
The top states for the name Amylah are Illinois (11 births), Florida (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Amylah been used?
Amylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amylah?
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.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.