Amilah
Amilah was the 4461st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3004th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 54 places. More babies were named Amilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,461 girls, down 1,173 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201954 babies
- Total since 1880
- 527babies recorded
Amilah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #4,461 | 31 |
| 2020 | #3,288 | 47 |
| 2010 | #9,269 | 12 |
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How popular is Amilah, counting every spelling?
Amilah is a spelling of Amila, a name family that ranked #1,143 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,461 for Amilah on its own. Together these spellings went to 192 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amila | 77 | #2,358 | 452 |
| Amyla | 45 | #3,397 | 250 |
| Amilah | 31 | #4,461 | 186 |
| Amylah | 33 | #4,269 | 161 |
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 Amilah?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amilah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amilah 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amilah?
About 500 people born in the US named Amilah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Amilah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Amilah by state
How common Amilah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Amilah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amilah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amilah
How popular is the name Amilah?
Amilah was the 4461st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3004th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 54 places. More babies were named Amilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amilah in the US.
Where is Amilah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amilah was most common in Florida (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and California.