girl's name
Ama
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,440
Ama is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Ama over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 |
| 1890s | 27 |
| 1900s | 23 |
| 1910s | 86 |
| 1920s | 103 |
| 1930s | 54 |
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 96 |
| 1980s | 88 |
| 1990s | 128 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s | 165 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 102 |
How popular is Ama?
In 2025, Ama was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ama is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ama
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ama also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ama over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ama
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ama — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ama
How popular is the name Ama?
In 2025, Ama was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ama a girl's or a boy's name?
Ama is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ama?
Ama has 3 syllables.
When was Ama most popular?
Ama peaked in 2019, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ama a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ama currently ranks #2,463 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.