Ameris

Where Ameris comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ameris.

Ameris through the years
  1. 1997
    First appearance
    #13,724 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2007
    Peak, #5,230
    27 babies named Ameris, the most in any year.
  3. 2014
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #10,129.
  4. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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