boy's name
Ames
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,877
Ames is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 93 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ames over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 54 |
| 1920s | 72 |
| 1930s | 80 |
| 1940s | 62 |
| 1950s | 102 |
| 1960s | 98 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 173 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 54 |
| 2010s | 531 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 518 |
How popular is Ames?
In 2025, Ames was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ames 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 Ames
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ames also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ames over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ames
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ames — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ames
How popular is the name Ames?
In 2025, Ames was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ames a girl's or a boy's name?
Ames is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ames?
Ames has 1 syllable.
When was Ames most popular?
Ames peaked in 2023, when 93 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ames a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ames currently ranks #1,763 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.