Ama Name Popularity

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How popular is Ama?

In 2018 the rare name Ama, ranked the 6,225th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Ama is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #846 was reached in 1885.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2005 with 22 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ama was less than 5, most recently in 1982.

Approximately during the years 1976-1980, and 2002-2005 the name Ama took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

For a number of years, the name Ama has been moving upward in popularity. however, the number of children named Ama lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Ama?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Ama is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Ama (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	6,225
2017		19	6,287
2016		16	7,238
2015		13	8,469
2014		16	7,313
2013		18	6,728
2012		17	7,150
2011		10	10,421
2010		11	9,823
2009		12	9,401
2008		16	7,758
2007		14	8,541
2006		15	7,891
2005		22	5,602
2004		11	9,290
2003		16	6,905
2002		11	8,871
2001		13	7,751
2000		15	6,826
1999		16	6,203
1998		13	7,126
1997		17	5,638
1996		14	6,411
1995		7	10,575
1994		13	6,692
1993		11	7,514
1992		17	5,491
1991		7	10,313
1990		13	6,476
1989		6	10,906
1988		9	7,710
1987		5	11,370
1986		12	5,766
1985		6	9,345
1984		11	5,914
1983		13	5,153
1982		< 5	--
1981		7	8,152
1980		19	3,999
1979		11	5,758
1978		10	5,974
1977		12	5,216
1976		7	7,314
1975		9	5,995
1974		12	4,728
1973		11	4,877
1972		13	4,304
1971		6	7,405
1970		5	8,018
1969		< 5	--
1968		6	6,269
1967		< 5	--
1966		< 5	--
1965		< 5	--
1964		< 5	--
1963		< 5	--
1962		< 5	--
1961		< 5	--
1960		< 5	--
1959		< 5	--
1958		< 5	--
1957		< 5	--
1956		5	5,974
1955		< 5	--
1954		< 5	--
1953		< 5	--
1952		< 5	--
1951		< 5	--
1950		< 5	--
1949		5	5,264
1948		< 5	--
1947		< 5	--
1946		< 5	--
1945		5	4,582
1944		< 5	--
1943		< 5	--
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		5	4,376
1939		5	4,266
1938		7	3,465
1937		5	4,271
1936		< 5	--
1935		5	4,232
1934		< 5	--
1933		5	4,243
1932		6	3,912
1931		10	2,758
1930		11	2,695
1929		12	2,591
1928		9	3,177
1927		9	3,293
1926		7	3,883
1925		11	2,951
1924		12	2,814
1923		5	4,993
1922		13	2,616
1921		11	2,953
1920		13	2,595
1919		12	2,646
1918		14	2,381
1917		11	2,702
1916		14	2,253
1915		10	2,698
1914		7	2,892
1913		< 5	--
1912		8	2,160
1911		5	2,485
1910		5	2,420
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		5	2,081
1906		< 5	--
1905		5	1,944
1904		6	1,664
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		7	1,343
1900		< 5	--
1899		5	1,610
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		5	1,603
1894		7	1,242
1893		5	1,448
1892		< 5	--
1891		5	1,344
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		7	846
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.