Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Amazing

Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #5,927 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#5,927
among girls · ↑2,557 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Amazing · +25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
26 babies
All-time total
325
#15,954 all-time among girls
First recorded
2003
in Social Security records

Amazing popularity over time

325 babies have been named Amazing since 2003, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 39 – 39 4 – #10,170
2010s 154 11 165 17 +323% #5,049
2020s (to 2025) 98 23 121 20 +22% #5,403

Where Amazing 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 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 19 0.01 outside top 500
2028 19 0.01 outside top 500
2029 18 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Amazing

Amazing is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,927 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2003, 325 American babies have been named Amazing, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 26 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Amazing stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amazing?

The median living Amazing is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 300 people named Amazing are alive in the United States today.

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

Amazing year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #5,927 5 #12,122
2024 12 #8,484 8 #9,031
2023 16 #6,953 – –
2022 14 #7,662 10 #7,792
2021 23 #5,403 – –
2020 13 #8,005 – –
2019 26 #5,049 – –
2018 19 #6,265 5 #12,264
2017 22 #5,675 – –
2016 8 #11,850 – –
2015 14 #8,033 6 #10,730
2014 15 #7,670 – –
2013 11 #9,649 – –
2012 14 #8,236 – –
2011 19 #6,580 – –
2010 6 #15,081 – –
2009 8 #12,504 – –
2008 7 #13,942 – –
2007 11 #10,170 – –
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2005 5 #16,646 – –
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2003 8 #11,378 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amazing?

The median living Amazing is about 7 years old. Half of all living Amazings are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Amazing are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Amazing are alive in the United States, based on 325 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amazing in 2025?

Amazing ranked #5,927 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amazing?

325 babies have been named Amazing in the United States since 2003, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amazing most popular?

Amazing peaked in 2019, when 26 newborns received the name.

Is Amazing a boy or girl name?

Amazing is used for both: about 90% of babies named Amazing have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Amazing rising or falling?

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

Will Amazing become more popular?

Amazing is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Amazing in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Amazing

Names that sound and feel close to Amazing: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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