Ames

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #1,753 for boys in 2025, 92 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,694
2020 · 92 births
Debut · boys
1913
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,855
since 1913

Ames over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ames has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,75392
2024—#2,01276
2023—#1,75493
2022#15,3065#2,09471
2021—#1,78489
2020—#1,69492
2019—#2,08169
2018—#2,04670
2017—#2,03269
2016#16,2155#1,76387
2015—#2,45751
2014—#2,80542
2013—#2,95538
2012—#2,29256
2011—#3,43431
2010—#6,35913
2009—#8,3109
2008—#5,76715
2007—#10,9216
2006—#10,6626
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2004—#8,9277
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2000—#5,92011
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1993—#8,7005
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1990—#7,1786
1989—#3,44616
1988—#2,59922
1987—#3,33914
1986—#2,77918
1985—#3,59912
1984—#2,61318
1983—#2,27222
1982—#2,70917
1981—#2,56918
1980—#2,83116
1979—#3,81010
1978—#4,1578
1977—#2,91014
1976—#3,09512
1975—#2,75114
1974—#3,8378
1973—#4,0547
1972—#2,81912
1971—#2,97311
1970—#2,50914
1969—#2,13016
1968—#2,44512
1967—#2,47011
1966—#2,62710
1965—#2,9828
1964—#3,0508
1963—#3,6466
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,70610
1960—#3,0778
1959—#2,8219
1958—#1,89618
1957—#2,8229
1956—#2,16814
1955—#2,7649
1954—#3,1767
1953—#2,53110
1952—#2,6809
1951—#2,36711
1950—#3,3296
1949—#3,0197
1948—#2,7888
1947—#3,3706
1946—#3,1736
1945—#3,3385
1944—#2,6338
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1942—#3,5605
1941—#3,1336
1940—#2,17911
1939—#2,05012
1938—#2,8687
1937—#2,9057
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1935—#2,5299
1934—#3,2776
1933—#3,0047
1932—#2,31311
1931—#2,6519
1930—#2,29312
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,65910
1927—#3,7806
1926—#4,2015
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1923—#3,1758
1922—#3,2528
1921—#2,80410
1920—#3,2088
1919—#3,3917
1918—#3,0968
1917—#3,2177
1916—#2,38911
1915—#2,6219
1914—#3,2645
1913—#2,2737
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Ames! It came in at #2,273, and was given to 7 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1925–1926, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ames is popular in 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,401 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 17,207 boysCAUtah: #680 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,195 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedARTennessee: #926 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,240 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedHITexas: #2,135 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 30,869 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ames, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#680 · 1 in 4,195
  2. Tennessee#926 · 1 in 7,240
  3. California#1,401 · 1 in 17,207
  4. Texas#2,135 · 1 in 30,869

Best ever in a state: #504 in Iowa, 2021.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#68051 in 4,195
Tennessee#92651 in 7,240
California#1,401131 in 17,207
Texas#2,13561 in 30,869
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ames
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 259 spots since 2024 (#2,012 → #1,753)
  • 59 spots since 2020 (#1,694 → #1,753)
  • 704 spots since 2015 (#2,457 → #1,753)
Rise & fade · boys
107 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 2020 at #1,694 (92 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,393
  • Highest: 1 in 18,393 boys born in 2023 were named Ames (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,566 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #1,694 in 2020, was only 1 in 18,762 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 28.4% of all boys named Ames (526) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s54#2,273 (1913)#2,893
1920s72#2,589 (1929)#3,241
1930s80#2,050 (1939)#2,654
1940s62#2,179 (1940)#3,021
1950s102#1,896 (1958)#2,655
1960s98#2,130 (1969)#2,798
1970s110#2,509 (1970)#3,292
1980s173#2,272 (1983)#2,876
1990s11#7,178 (1990)#7,939
2000s54#5,767 (2008)#8,418
2010s526#1,763 (2016)#2,822
2020s513#1,694 (2020)#1,849

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ames in 2016

girls
#16,215
5 births · 1 in 354,404 girls
boys
#1,763
87 births · 1 in 21,813 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #16,215Ames5

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #1,763Ames87
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 354,404 of them was named Ames, which outranked 14.1% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ames
  1. #14,331Zyniah6
  2. #14,331Zyriana6
  3. #14,331Zyrie6
  4. #16,215Ames5
  5. #16,215Aadriti5
  6. #16,215Aafiyah5
  7. #16,215Aaishah5

Tied with 2,670 names at #16,215; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 21,813 of them was named Ames, which outranked 87.6% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ames
  1. #1,754Kyden88
  2. #1,754Shay88
  3. #1,754Virgil88
  4. #1,763Ames87
  5. #1,763Anay87
  6. #1,763Darion87
  7. #1,763Domenic87
  8. #1,774Breck86
  9. #1,774Fitzgerald86
  10. #1,774Flint86

Tied with 10 names at #1,763; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2016 →