Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Ameerah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,440 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#2,440
among girls · ↓485 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
73
named Ameerah · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,017
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
120 babies
All-time total
2,645
#3,899 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Ameerah popularity over time

2,645 babies have been named Ameerah since 1976, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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
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1970s 83 8 – #3,242
1980s 148 15 +78% #3,217
1990s 192 19 +30% #3,443
2000s 644 64 +235% #2,128
2010s 953 95 +48% #1,718
2020s (to 2025) 625 104 +9% #1,731

Where Ameerah 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 71 0.04 outside top 500
2027 69 0.04 outside top 500
2028 67 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 65 0.04 outside top 500

Where Ameerah is most popular

Girls named Ameerah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.063 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ameerah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 67 0.169 +169%
Illinois 26 0.114 +81%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 +55%
Georgia 19 0.084 +33%
Florida 34 0.079 +26%
California 66 0.079 +25%
Texas 48 0.060 -5%
Maryland 5 0.047 -25%
Ohio 7 0.030 -53%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -56%
Michigan 5 0.027 -56%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
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Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ameerah

Ameerah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,440 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 2,645 American babies have been named Ameerah. Its peak came in 2018, when 120 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 Ameerah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ameerah?

The median living Ameerah is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 20. An estimated 2,600 people named Ameerah are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Ameerah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 73 #2,440
2024 101 #1,955
2023 99 #1,985
2022 120 #1,731
2021 117 #1,750
2020 115 #1,743
2019 97 #1,987
2018 120 #1,718
2017 103 #1,943
2016 101 #1,972
2015 82 #2,278
2014 88 #2,154
2013 117 #1,754
2012 105 #1,904
2011 81 #2,300
2010 59 #2,907
2009 74 #2,533
2008 85 #2,295
2007 81 #2,350
2006 91 #2,128
2005 79 #2,278
2004 65 #2,558
2003 54 #2,842
2002 42 #3,286
2001 32 #3,947
2000 41 #3,271
1995 18 #5,228
1990 13 #6,478
1985 13 #5,366
1980 26 #3,217
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ameerah?

The median living Ameerah is about 12 years old. Half of all living Ameerahs are between 6 and 20 years old.

How many people named Ameerah are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Ameerah are alive in the United States, based on 2,645 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ameerah in 2025?

Ameerah ranked #2,440 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ameerah?

2,645 babies have been named Ameerah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ameerah most popular?

Ameerah peaked in 2018, when 120 newborns received the name.

Is Ameerah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ameerah rising or falling?

Ameerah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ameerah become more popular?

Ameerah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 65 girls named Ameerah 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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