America
#1,733 for girls in 2025, 117 births · Last seen for boys in 1932 at #3,776
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 705 births
- Debut · girls
- 16 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,522since 1880
America over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. America has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,733 | 117 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,823 | 110 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,020 | 97 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,142 | 89 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,801 | 112 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,632 | 127 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,415 | 158 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,451 | 151 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,236 | 193 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,012 | 261 | — | |
| 2015 | #962 | 282 | — | |
| 2014 | #849 | 325 | — | |
| 2013 | #784 | 347 | — | |
| 2012 | #907 | 288 | — | |
| 2011 | #814 | 329 | — | |
| 2010 | #661 | 443 | — | |
| 2009 | #560 | 544 | — | |
| 2008 | #506 | 615 | — | |
| 2007 | #460 | 700 | — | |
| 2006 | #461 | 687 | — | |
| 2005 | #427 | 719 | — | |
| 2004 | #481 | 612 | — | |
| 2003 | #510 | 563 | — | |
| 2002 | #411 | 705 | — | |
| 2001 | #521 | 513 | — | |
| 2000 | #714 | 324 | — | |
| 1999 | #871 | 247 | — | |
| 1998 | #914 | 230 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,298 | 134 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,296 | 133 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,419 | 115 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,380 | 119 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 116 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,575 | 98 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,677 | 88 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,905 | 73 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,587 | 88 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,704 | 75 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,156 | 50 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,980 | 55 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,858 | 56 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,492 | 38 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,912 | 56 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,863 | 58 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,712 | 64 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,305 | 39 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,761 | 58 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,355 | 79 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,780 | 52 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,772 | 50 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,946 | 42 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,212 | 36 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,160 | 37 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,512 | 23 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | — | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | — | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,530 | 16 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #1,635 | 22 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 32 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,283 | 37 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,124 | 46 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,349 | 34 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,194 | 39 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,018 | 50 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,119 | 29 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,067 | 26 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,080 | 23 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | — | |
| 1909 | #935 | 19 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | — | |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | — | |
| 1905 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #836 | 17 | — | |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | — | |
| 1900 | #970 | 15 | — | |
| 1899 | #629 | 24 | — | |
| 1898 | #750 | 20 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | — | |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | — | |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | — | |
| 1891 | #572 | 21 | — | |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #606 | 14 | — | |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | #517 | 14 | — | |
| 1882 | #507 | 13 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, America was already there! It came in at #421, and was given to 16 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1958, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where America is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#188 · 1 in 862
- California#196 · 1 in 999
- Arizona#220 · 1 in 927
- Colorado#228 · 1 in 955
- Illinois#310 · 1 in 1,597
Best ever in a state: #137 in Nevada, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #188 | 181 | 1 in 862 |
| California | #196 | 223 | 1 in 999 |
| Arizona | #220 | 35 | 1 in 927 |
| Colorado | #228 | 26 | 1 in 955 |
| Illinois | #310 | 43 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Oregon | #330 | 11 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Nevada | #355 | 7 | 1 in 1,457 |
| North Carolina | #382 | 22 | 1 in 1,975 |
| Utah | #415 | 9 | 1 in 1,955 |
| Oklahoma | #443 | 8 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Washington | #463 | 12 | 1 in 2,368 |
| Wisconsin | #518 | 8 | 1 in 3,108 |
| Georgia | #522 | 17 | 1 in 2,847 |
| Tennessee | #563 | 9 | 1 in 3,336 |
| Indiana | #697 | 7 | 1 in 4,611 |
| Missouri | #787 | 5 | 1 in 5,583 |
| Florida | #1,036 | 10 | 1 in 7,702 |
| New Jersey | #1,048 | 5 | 1 in 8,242 |
| Ohio | #1,112 | 6 | 1 in 9,700 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,215 | 5 | 1 in 11,051 |
| New York | #1,246 | 10 | 1 in 9,688 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 90 spots since 2024 (#1,823 → #1,733)
- 101 spots since 2020 (#1,632 → #1,733)
- 771 spots since 2015 (#962 → #1,733)
- Biggest jump: 417 spots in 1898 (#1,167 → #750)
- Biggest drop: 400 spots in 1910 (#935 → #1,335)
Rise & fade · girls
122 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2002 at #411 (705 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1998–2015
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,549
- Highest: 1 in 2,549 girls born in 2002 were named America (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,737 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 44.2% of all girls named America (5,982) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | #421 (1880) | #543 |
| 1890s | 154 | #572 (1891) | #815 |
| 1900s | 150 | #836 (1903) | #969 |
| 1910s | 268 | #1,007 (1911) | #1,262 |
| 1920s | 312 | #1,124 (1922) | #1,501 |
| 1930s | 166 | #1,424 (1939) | #2,109 |
| 1940s | 143 | #1,845 (1940) | #2,529 |
| 1950s | 148 | #2,416 (1957) | #3,176 |
| 1960s | 208 | #2,432 (1967) | #2,787 |
| 1970s | 491 | #1,355 (1976) | #1,927 |
| 1980s | 568 | #1,587 (1989) | #1,995 |
| 1990s | 1,353 | #871 (1999) | #1,373 |
| 2000s | 5,982 | #411 (2002) | #505 |
| 2010s | 2,777 | #661 (2010) | #1,009 |
| 2020s | 652 | #1,632 (2020) | #1,859 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
America in 2002
girls
#411
705 births · 1 in 2,549 girls
Top girls' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 2,549 of them was named America, which outranked 97.7% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside America
Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.