Masculine dossier · first seen 1913

Ames

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ames
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1913Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

18.3%

2024

All-time

1,763

Ames is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 93 boys were named Ames.

In 2024, only 76 boys were given the name.

All told, about 1,763 Americans have been named Ames and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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