Ameah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 16 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ameah by the numbers

Ameah was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 16 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Ameah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ameah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Amenahsafe, secure, trustworthy12 in the US (2017)
  • Amelahpeople of god; a form of Amelia8 in the US (2017)
  • Amrahlife or longevity7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amnahsecurity or safety; a form of Amneh or Amna3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aleah612 in the US (2017)
  • Amiah202 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ameah

Names that are said the same way as Ameah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Amaiathe end or finish251 in the US (2017)
  • Ameyaboundless or infinite18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ameeyahpeople of god; a form of Amiah8 in the US (2017)
  • Amoghaunfailing; unerring; infallible5 in the US (2017)
  • Amaya398 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amia318 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ameah

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