America

Girl #2018 in 2023

America is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of America

feminine Latinized form of the Italian first name of (1454–1512). Amerigo is an - name derived from a - language and is etymologically related to Henry and Emmerich.

Popularity of America

Popularity, 1880–2023

97 births in 2023

1880 2023

13,294 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2005

719 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.