Ameila: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,555

among girls · ↓165 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Ameila · -6% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

46 babies

All-time total

549

#11,187 all-time among girls

First recorded

1978

in Social Security records

Ameila popularity over time

549 babies have been named Ameila since 1978, 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	–	#9,808
1980s	32	3	+540%	#8,163
1990s	35	4	+9%	#10,181
2000s	59	6	+69%	#9,045
2010s	214	21	+263%	#4,015
2020s (to 2025)	204	34	+59%	#3,340

Where Ameila 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	29	0.02	outside top 500
2027	29	0.02	outside top 500
2028	29	0.02	outside top 500
2029	28	0.02	outside top 500
2030	28	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Ameila

Ameila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,555 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 549 American babies have been named Ameila. Its peak came in 2020, when 46 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 Ameila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ameila?

The median living Ameila is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 500 people named Ameila 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.

Ameila year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,555
2024	32	#4,390
2023	29	#4,665
2022	36	#4,045
2021	31	#4,419
2020	46	#3,340
2019	36	#4,015
2018	32	#4,360
2017	30	#4,584
2016	27	#5,003
2015	22	#5,847
2014	15	#7,671
2013	16	#7,402
2012	10	#10,490
2011	13	#8,659
2010	13	#8,736
2009	12	#9,415
2008	5	#17,705
2007	13	#9,045
2006	9	#11,491
2005	–	–
2004	8	#11,694
2003	–	–
2002	7	#12,278
2001	–	–
2000	5	#15,180
1995	5	#13,513
1990	5	#13,047
1985	–	–
1980	5	#10,451
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ameila?

The median living Ameila is about 8 years old. Half of all living Ameilas are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Ameila are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Ameila are alive in the United States, based on 549 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ameila in 2025?

Ameila ranked #4,555 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ameila?

549 babies have been named Ameila in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ameila most popular?

Ameila peaked in 2020, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Ameila a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ameila rising or falling?

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

Will Ameila become more popular?

Ameila looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Ameila in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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