girl's name
Amerah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 479
Amerah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 27 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Amerah 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 152 |
| 2010s | 167 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 101 |
How popular is Amerah?
In 2025, Amerah was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Amerah 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 Amerah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amerah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amerah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amerah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amerah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amerah
How popular is the name Amerah?
In 2025, Amerah was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amerah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amerah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amerah most popular?
Amerah peaked in 2009, when 27 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Amerah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amerah currently ranks #5,886 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.