Amerah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,736

among girls · ↑2,750 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amerah

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2009

27 babies

All-time total

444

#12,714 all-time among girls

First recorded

1982

in Social Security records

Amerah popularity over time

444 babies have been named Amerah since 1982, 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	–	–	–	–
1980s	5	1	–	#10,565
1990s	19	2	+280%	#10,631
2000s	152	15	+700%	#5,234
2010s	167	17	+10%	#5,788
2020s (to 2025)	101	17	+1%	#4,891

Where Amerah 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	21	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	21	0.01	outside top 500
2029	20	0.01	outside top 500
2030	20	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Amerah

Amerah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,736 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 444 American babies have been named Amerah. Its peak came in 2009, when 27 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 Amerah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amerah?

The median living Amerah is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 19. An estimated 400 people named Amerah 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.

Amerah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,736
2024	12	#8,486
2023	15	#7,266
2022	13	#8,059
2021	14	#7,658
2020	26	#4,891
2019	15	#7,376
2018	17	#6,817
2017	15	#7,475
2016	18	#6,679
2015	15	#7,648
2014	16	#7,329
2013	20	#6,268
2012	13	#8,666
2011	15	#7,819
2010	23	#5,788
2009	27	#5,234
2008	19	#6,819
2007	14	#8,555
2006	15	#7,897
2005	20	#6,023
2004	16	#7,107
2003	10	#9,727
2002	12	#8,323
2001	11	#8,797
2000	8	#10,799
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amerah?

The median living Amerah is about 13 years old. Half of all living Amerahs are between 6 and 19 years old.

How many people named Amerah are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Amerah are alive in the United States, based on 444 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amerah in 2025?

Amerah ranked #5,736 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amerah?

444 babies have been named Amerah in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amerah most popular?

Amerah peaked in 2009, when 27 newborns received the name.

Is Amerah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amerah rising or falling?

Amerah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amerah become more popular?

Amerah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Amerah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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