Is America a boy or girl name?
America is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 110 girls and 0 boys were named America, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 13,420 US babies named America were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,818
- Babies named America since 1880
- 13,420
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 719 babies
Boys and girls named America, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 268 | 96.1% |
| 1920s | 0 | 312 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 166 | 97.1% |
| 1940s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 491 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 568 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,353 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,981 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,777 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 535 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,818 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,802 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,632 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,415 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,452 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,235 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 282 | #962 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 325 | #848 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 347 | #783 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 288 | #907 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 329 | #814 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 443 | #661 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 543 | #560 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 615 | #506 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 700 | #460 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 687 | #461 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 719 | #427 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 612 | #481 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 563 | #510 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 705 | #411 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 513 | #521 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 324 | #714 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 247 | #871 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 230 | #914 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,298 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,297 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,420 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,380 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,397 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,575 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,678 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,904 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,588 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,704 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,156 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,980 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,174 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,229 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,858 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,494 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,913 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,863 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,714 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,307 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,762 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,355 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,781 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,774 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,946 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,161 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,707 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,485 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,432 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,456 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,839 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,752 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,174 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,926 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,611 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,514 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,599 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,423 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,419 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,700 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,975 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,285 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,431 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,582 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,477 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,914 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,182 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,833 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,535 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,141 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,513 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,254 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,543 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,883 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,845 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,228 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,454 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,034 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,933 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,930 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,838 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,794 | 16 | #2,040 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,636 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,613 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,340 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,640 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,258 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,624 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,749 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,355 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,284 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,126 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,300 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,352 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,194 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,018 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,655 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,917 | 18 | #1,868 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,407 | 30 | #1,286 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,119 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,067 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,081 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,008 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,337 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 19 | #937 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,046 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #948 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,048 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 18 | #873 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,170 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 17 | #837 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 16 | #872 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,010 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 15 | #972 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 24 | #629 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 20 | #751 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,169 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 16 | #814 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #934 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,000 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 12 | #867 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 16 | #727 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 21 | #572 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 15 | #693 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #569 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 17 | #612 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 15 | #588 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 14 | #606 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 18 | #500 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 12 | #614 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 14 | #519 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 13 | #509 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 11 | #508 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 16 | #422 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, America reached #3,407 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #411 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like America
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.