How Many People Are Named America?
people named America are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 28,237 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,538 babies named America in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
719 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of AMERIGO.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name America in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named America alive today is about 22 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
America first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2005, to 719 babies. In 2025, 117 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
America has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #411, in 2002. In 2025 it ranked #1,734.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,734 |
| Best rank | #411 (2002) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #504 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named America alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named America were born in California than in any other state: about 3,765 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, America was given 2.8 times as often in Texas, 2.6 times in California and 2.6 times in Nevada.
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