Amana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,569

among girls · ↑403 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amana · +10% vs 2024

How common

1 in 73,058

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

22 babies

All-time total

442

#12,741 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Amana popularity over time

442 babies have been named Amana since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,253
1980s	48	5	+860%	#6,805
1990s	66	7	+38%	#8,043
2000s	101	10	+53%	#6,908
2010s	128	13	+27%	#6,551
2020s (to 2025)	94	16	+22%	#5,569

Where Amana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.01	outside top 500
2028	24	0.02	outside top 500
2029	25	0.02	outside top 500
2030	25	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Amana

Amana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,569 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 442 American babies have been named Amana. Its peak came in 2025, when 22 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amana?

The median living Amana is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 26. An estimated 400 people named Amana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	22	#5,569
2024	20	#5,972
2023	13	#8,089
2022	15	#7,304
2021	12	#8,509
2020	12	#8,444
2019	17	#6,718
2018	17	#6,814
2017	18	#6,551
2016	11	#9,455
2015	9	#10,942
2014	9	#11,033
2013	9	#11,079
2012	9	#11,327
2011	13	#8,655
2010	16	#7,548
2009	13	#8,922
2008	10	#10,858
2007	8	#12,747
2006	11	#9,938
2005	10	#10,169
2004	10	#9,938
2003	16	#6,908
2002	13	#7,854
2001	–	–
2000	10	#9,203
1995	9	#8,797
1990	7	#10,245
1985	6	#9,349
1980	5	#10,439
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amana?

The median living Amana is about 15 years old. Half of all living Amanas are between 6 and 26 years old.

How many people named Amana are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Amana are alive in the United States, based on 442 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amana in 2025?

Amana ranked #5,569 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amana?

442 babies have been named Amana in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amana most popular?

Amana peaked in 2025, when 22 newborns received the name.

Is Amana a boy or girl name?

Amana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amana rising or falling?

Amana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amana become more popular?

Amana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Amana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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