Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2009

Amery

Gender Unisex · 86% girls Rank 2025 #4,996 Trend ↑ Rising 27%
Rank 2025
#4,996
among girls · ↓515 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
26
named Amery · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
45 babies
All-time total
736
#10,210 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Amery popularity over time

736 babies have been named Amery since 1971, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 7 31 38 4 – #7,583
1980s 15 10 25 3 -34% #6,823
1990s 51 – 51 5 +104% #8,628
2000s 168 15 183 18 +259% #3,565
2010s 262 45 307 31 +68% #3,925
2020s (to 2025) 127 5 132 22 -28% #4,481

Where Amery 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 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 29 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Amery

Amery is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,996 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 736 American babies have been named Amery, about 86% girls and 14% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2009, when 45 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 Amery stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amery?

The median living Amery is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 19. An estimated 700 people named Amery are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Amery 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 26 #4,996 – –
2024 31 #4,481 – –
2023 20 #5,979 – –
2022 16 #7,007 – –
2021 21 #5,761 – –
2020 13 #8,007 5 #12,140
2019 28 #4,780 – –
2018 21 #5,798 – –
2017 21 #5,839 7 #9,750
2016 26 #5,139 5 #12,293
2015 26 #5,139 5 #12,189
2014 37 #4,012 5 #12,210
2013 38 #3,925 6 #10,800
2012 17 #7,161 6 #10,858
2011 21 #6,161 6 #10,879
2010 27 #5,114 5 #12,339
2009 45 #3,565 – –
2008 28 #5,156 5 #12,645
2007 18 #7,109 – –
2006 22 #5,924 – –
2005 17 #6,844 5 #11,552
2004 11 #9,298 – –
2003 14 #7,606 5 #10,969
2002 – – – –
2001 5 #15,504 – –
2000 8 #10,801 – –
1995 8 #9,618 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 5 #5,491
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 Amery, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amery?

The median living Amery is about 13 years old. Half of all living Amerys are between 8 and 19 years old.

How many people named Amery are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Amery are alive in the United States, based on 736 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amery in 2025?

Amery ranked #4,996 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amery?

736 babies have been named Amery in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amery most popular?

Amery peaked in 2009, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Amery a boy or girl name?

Amery is used for both: about 86% of babies named Amery have been girls and 14% boys.

Is the name Amery rising or falling?

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

Will Amery become more popular?

Amery is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Amery in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Amery

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