Amila: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,358

among girls · ↓126 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amila · -8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 20,874

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

109 babies

All-time total

1,169

#6,746 all-time among girls

First recorded

1995

in Social Security records

Amila popularity over time

1,169 babies have been named Amila since 1995, 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
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1990s	17	2	–	#12,177
2000s	83	8	+388%	#7,760
2010s	511	51	+516%	#1,921
2020s (to 2025)	558	93	+82%	#1,838

Where Amila 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	75	0.05	outside top 500
2027	74	0.05	outside top 500
2028	72	0.04	outside top 500
2029	71	0.04	outside top 500
2030	70	0.04	outside top 500

Where Amila is most popular

Girls named Amila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Arizona, and Illinois.

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 Amila 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
California	73	0.087	+56%
Arizona	12	0.086	+54%
Illinois	18	0.079	+41%
Florida	28	0.065	+17%
Texas	40	0.050	-11%
New York	19	0.048	-14%
North Carolina	10	0.044	-21%
Missouri	5	0.041	-26%
Georgia	6	0.026	-53%
Alaska	–	–	–
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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 Amila

Amila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,358 in 2025 with 77 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 1,169 American babies have been named Amila. Its peak came in 2023, when 109 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 Amila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amila?

The median living Amila is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 1,200 people named Amila 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.

Amila year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	77	#2,358
2024	84	#2,232
2023	109	#1,838
2022	84	#2,228
2021	98	#1,980
2020	106	#1,841
2019	103	#1,921
2018	102	#1,938
2017	61	#2,783
2016	51	#3,187
2015	58	#2,965
2014	31	#4,553
2013	32	#4,435
2012	31	#4,606
2011	25	#5,369
2010	17	#7,240
2009	15	#8,088
2008	12	#9,519
2007	9	#11,695
2006	15	#7,899
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	10	#9,729
2002	9	#10,316
2001	13	#7,760
2000	–	–
1995	5	#13,519
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amila?

The median living Amila is about 6 years old. Half of all living Amilas are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Amila are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Amila are alive in the United States, based on 1,169 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amila in 2025?

Amila ranked #2,358 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 77 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amila?

1,169 babies have been named Amila in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amila most popular?

Amila peaked in 2023, when 109 newborns received the name.

Is Amila a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amila rising or falling?

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

Will Amila become more popular?

Amila is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 70 girls named Amila in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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