Amely
Girl name · #4024 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Amely is currently the #4024 girl name in the United States — 36 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Amely.
The 31-year story
Amely first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 36 babies and a rank of #3975. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Amely per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amely in class?
Amely scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Amely is most common
State-level data for Amely 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 Amely
Statistically, parents drawn to Amely tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ariely, Maely, Kaely, Mirely, and Danely.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amely | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5300 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8486 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7969 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7342 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9151 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9341 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8966 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14582 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6855 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6641 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amely a popular girl name?
Amely ranked #4024 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Amely most popular?
Amely peaked in 2025, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #3975 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Amely?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Amely. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.