Ama
Ama was the 7506th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 846th; the most babies were born in 2019 (25). Over the last ten years it has moved up 978 places. More babies were named Ama in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,506 girls, up 936 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201925 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,050babies recorded
Ama popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,506 | 14 |
| 2020 | #8,442 | 12 |
| 2010 | #9,832 | 11 |
| 2000 | #6,829 | 15 |
| 1990 | #6,476 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,999 | 19 |
| 1970 | #8,019 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,377 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,693 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,595 | 13 |
| 1910 | #2,420 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ama, counting every spelling?
Ama is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ama | 14 | #7,506 | 90 |
| Amma | 10 | #9,500 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ama?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ama (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ama born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ama.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ama?
About 700 people born in the US named Ama are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 11 and 40. That makes Ama mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ama by state
How common Ama was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ama: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ama, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ama
How popular is the name Ama?
Ama was the 7506th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 846th; the most babies were born in 2019 (25). Over the last ten years it has moved up 978 places. More babies were named Ama in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ama a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ama in the US.
Where is Ama most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ama was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).