girl's name
America
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 13,549
America is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2005, when 719 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,337 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
America 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 | 150 |
| 1890s | 154 |
| 1900s | 150 |
| 1910s | 279 |
| 1920s | 312 |
| 1930s | 171 |
| 1940s | 143 |
| 1950s | 148 |
| 1960s | 208 |
| 1970s | 491 |
| 1980s | 568 |
| 1990s | 1,353 |
| 2000s | 5,982 |
| 2010s | 2,777 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 652 |
How popular is America?
In 2025, America was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where America 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 America
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like America also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with America over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for America
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with America — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about America
How popular is the name America?
In 2025, America was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is America a girl's or a boy's name?
America is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in America?
America has 4 syllables.
When was America most popular?
America peaked in 2005, when 719 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is America a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. America currently ranks #1,740 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.