Americus

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 77% girls / 23% boys

Meaning

Americus is a unisex given name, a Latin version of the Italian name Amerigo that is ultimately derived from the medieval German name Amalric, meaning "home ruler." Americus is etymologically related to the names Amaury, Emery, Emmerich, and Henry and their variants.

From Wikipedia

Americus first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 55 babies (rank #2,745 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 girls (rank #15,385). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Americus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Americus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2001	38	#3,490
2002	55	#2,745
2003	47	#3,133
2004	48	#3,184
2005	27	#4,840
2006	31	#4,584
2007	19	#6,833
2008	19	#6,820
2009	30	#4,809
2010	20	#6,400
2011	16	#7,461
2012	24	#5,568
2013	17	#7,058
2014	11	#9,574
2015	13	#8,486
2016	9	#10,933
2017	14	#7,860
2019	9	#10,543
2020	10	#9,596
2021	12	#8,505
2023	6	#13,567
2024	5	#15,385