Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

America

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,734 Trend ↓ Falling 23%

Learned borrowing from New Latin America, feminine Latinized form of the Italian first name of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512).

Rank 2025
#1,734
among girls · ↑89 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
117
named America · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,737
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
719 babies
All-time total
13,538
#1,383 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

America popularity over time

13,538 babies have been named America since 1880, 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
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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
1880s 150 – 150 15 – #422
1890s 154 – 154 15 +3% #572
1900s 150 – 150 15 -3% #837
1910s 268 11 279 28 +86% #1,008
1920s 312 – 312 31 +12% #1,126
1930s 166 5 171 17 -45% #1,425
1940s 143 – 143 14 -16% #1,845
1950s 148 – 148 15 +3% #2,419
1960s 208 – 208 21 +41% #2,433
1970s 491 – 491 49 +136% #1,355
1980s 568 – 568 57 +16% #1,587
1990s 1,353 – 1,353 135 +138% #871
2000s 5,982 – 5,982 598 +342% #411
2010s 2,777 – 2,777 278 -54% #661
2020s (to 2025) 652 – 652 109 -61% #1,632

Where America 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 112 0.07 outside top 500
2027 108 0.07 outside top 500
2028 105 0.07 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 101 0.06 outside top 500

Where America is most popular

Girls named America per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named America 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
Arizona 32 0.228 +252%
Nevada 8 0.172 +166%
Texas 132 0.164 +154%
California 121 0.144 +122%
Florida 25 0.058 -10%
Illinois 13 0.057 -12%
Georgia 5 0.022 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 America

America is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,734 in 2025 with 117 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 13,538 American babies have been named America. Its peak came in 2005, when 719 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 America stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named America?

The median living America is about 20 years old; half are between 15 and 25. An estimated 12 thousand people named America are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

America 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 117 #1,734 – –
2024 110 #1,823 – –
2023 97 #2,020 – –
2022 89 #2,143 – –
2021 112 #1,803 – –
2020 127 #1,632 – –
2019 158 #1,415 – –
2018 151 #1,452 – –
2017 193 #1,236 – –
2016 261 #1,015 – –
2015 282 #962 – –
2014 325 #849 – –
2013 347 #784 – –
2012 288 #907 – –
2011 329 #814 – –
2010 443 #661 – –
2009 544 #560 – –
2008 615 #506 – –
2007 700 #460 – –
2006 687 #461 – –
2005 719 #427 – –
2004 612 #481 – –
2003 563 #510 – –
2002 705 #411 – –
2001 513 #521 – –
2000 324 #714 – –
1995 115 #1,420 – –
1990 73 #1,905 – –
1985 48 #2,174 – –
1980 58 #1,863 – –
1975 52 #1,781 – –
1970 37 #2,161 – –
1965 19 #2,839 – –
1960 23 #2,514 – –
1955 15 #2,975 – –
1950 13 #2,914 – –
1945 9 #3,141 – –
1940 19 #1,845 – –
1935 9 #2,933 – –
1930 24 #1,613 – –
1925 24 #1,749 – –
1920 34 #1,352 – –
1915 30 #1,286 6 #3,407
1910 12 #1,337 – –
1905 18 #873 – –
1900 15 #972 – –
1895 12 #934 – –
1890 15 #693 – –
1885 18 #500 – –
1880 16 #422 – –

Famous people named America

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 America Ferrera America Ferrera American actress (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average America?

The median living America is about 20 years old. Half of all living Americas are between 15 and 25 years old.

How many people named America are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named America are alive in the United States, based on 13,538 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name America mean?

Learned borrowing from New Latin America, feminine Latinized form of the Italian first name of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512).

How popular is the name America in 2025?

America ranked #1,734 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 117 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named America?

13,538 babies have been named America in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name America most popular?

America peaked in 2005, when 719 newborns received the name.

Is America a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name America rising or falling?

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

Will America become more popular?

America is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 101 girls named America in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named America?

Well-known people named America include America Ferrera (actor).

Names like America

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

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