Amada
Girl name · #3520 in 2025 · Uniqueness 78/100
In 2025, 43 baby girls were named Amada, placing it at #3520 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 girls born in 2025 was named Amada.
The 135-year story
Amada first appears in the Social Security records in 1890, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 50 girls were named Amada — good for #3172 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Amada per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amada in class?
Amada scores 78 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Amada will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Amada is most common
State-level data for Amada is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Amada
Statistically, parents drawn to Amada tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nevada, Atara, Aleida, Zenaida, and Adelaida.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amada | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3517 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3459 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3536 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3883 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3281 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3172 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3245 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4811 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5445 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6036 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5142 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5895 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5545 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5586 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4280 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amada a popular girl name?
Amada ranked #3520 among girls in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6036.
When was the name Amada most popular?
Amada peaked in 2019, when 50 American girls received the name (ranked #3172 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Amada?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American girls was named Amada. It scores 78/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.