girl's name
Amana
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,090
Amana is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Amana is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Amana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 48 |
| 1990s | 66 |
| 2000s | 101 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 94 |
How popular is Amana?
In 2025, Amana was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Amana 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 Amana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amana
How popular is the name Amana?
In 2025, Amana was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amana a girl's or a boy's name?
Amana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Amana?
Amana has 3 syllables.
When was Amana most popular?
Amana peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amana currently ranks #2,313 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.