Ameerah
Ameerah was the 2440th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1718th with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 162 places. More babies were named Ameerah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,440 girls, down 697 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,645babies recorded
Ameerah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,440 | 73 |
| 2020 | #1,743 | 115 |
| 2010 | #2,907 | 59 |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 |
| 1990 | #6,478 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,217 | 26 |
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How popular is Ameerah, counting every spelling?
Ameerah is a spelling of Ameera, a name family that ranked #889 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,440 for Ameerah on its own. Together these spellings went to 285 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameera | 161 | #1,367 | 839 |
| Ameerah | 73 | #2,440 | 510 |
| Amera | 30 | #4,558 | 157 |
| Amerah | 21 | #5,736 | 75 |
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 Ameerah?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ameerah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ameerah 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 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ameerah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ameerah?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Ameerah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Ameerah 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.
Ameerah by state
How common Ameerah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.7×), Illinois (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 39 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 Ameerah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ameerah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ameerah
How popular is the name Ameerah?
Ameerah was the 2440th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1718th with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 162 places. More babies were named Ameerah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ameerah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ameerah in the US.
Where is Ameerah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ameerah was most common in New York (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania.