Recorded 1976–1982 Girls' name Peak 1976 18 births

Amysue — girls' name

18 babies named Amysue in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s6

The verdict

18 girls have been named Amysue since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1982.

18
total births
1976–1982
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Amysue was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Amysue in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amysue

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Amysue between 1976 and 1982, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amysue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amysue performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amysue shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amysue 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 18 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.

Amysue at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

18

Since 1976

7 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1976

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1982

Amysue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1976

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198219771976 7

Amysue by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 67% of Amysue's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amysue?
18 babies have been named Amysue since 1976. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Amysue most popular?
Amysue was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Amysue been used?
Amysue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 7 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Amysue?
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, 1976–1982 (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.