Amera: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,558

among girls · ↑348 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amera · +11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2008

53 babies

All-time total

1,123

#6,921 all-time among girls

First recorded

1970

in Social Security records

Amera popularity over time

1,123 babies have been named Amera since 1970, 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	45	5	–	#4,624
1980s	67	7	+49%	#6,357
1990s	129	13	+93%	#5,217
2000s	336	34	+160%	#3,161
2010s	357	36	+6%	#3,276
2020s (to 2025)	189	32	-12%	#4,102

Where Amera 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	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	29	0.02	outside top 500
2028	29	0.02	outside top 500
2029	29	0.02	outside top 500
2030	29	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Amera

Amera is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,558 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 1,123 American babies have been named Amera. Its peak came in 2008, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Amera?

The median living Amera is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 23. An estimated 1,100 people named Amera 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.

Amera 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	#4,558
2024	27	#4,906
2023	35	#4,119
2022	30	#4,589
2021	35	#4,102
2020	32	#4,271
2019	48	#3,276
2018	26	#5,015
2017	31	#4,483
2016	31	#4,537
2015	33	#4,304
2014	40	#3,785
2013	44	#3,520
2012	33	#4,395
2011	30	#4,687
2010	41	#3,747
2009	35	#4,271
2008	53	#3,161
2007	48	#3,429
2006	38	#3,928
2005	35	#4,032
2004	31	#4,393
2003	29	#4,424
2002	27	#4,507
2001	21	#5,380
2000	19	#5,716
1995	17	#5,456
1990	16	#5,561
1985	6	#9,359
1980	6	#9,135
1975	5	#9,124
1970	5	#8,021
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amera?

The median living Amera is about 16 years old. Half of all living Ameras are between 8 and 23 years old.

How many people named Amera are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Amera are alive in the United States, based on 1,123 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amera in 2025?

Amera ranked #4,558 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 Amera?

1,123 babies have been named Amera in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amera most popular?

Amera peaked in 2008, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Amera a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amera rising or falling?

Amera is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amera become more popular?

Amera looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Amera in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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