girl's name

Amaka

  • Origin Igbo
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 122

Amaka is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Amaka is a name of Igbo origin.
  • Peaked in 1996, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.

Amaka over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Amaka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 49
2000s 32
2010s 16
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Amaka?

In 2021, Amaka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Amaka is used

England & Wales #7,158 3 in 2024
United States #16,568 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Amaka

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Amaka also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amaka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Amaka

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amaka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Amaka

How popular is the name Amaka?

In 2021, Amaka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Amaka a girl's or a boy's name?

Amaka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Amaka most popular?

Amaka peaked in 1996, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.