Ames

Ames

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Ames first appears in the U.S. data in 1913 and has been recorded in 97 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 93 babies (rank #1,753 that year). In 2024 it was given to 76 boys (rank #2,007). The name has been rising over the last five years.

1,773

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1913	7	#2,282
1914	5	#3,275
1915	9	#2,633
1916	11	#2,395
1917	7	#3,228
1918	8	#3,110
1919	7	#3,409
1920	8	#3,220
1921	10	#2,811
1922	8	#3,261
1923	8	#3,190
1924	7	#3,517
1926	5	#4,226
1927	6	#3,794
1928	10	#2,664
1929	10	#2,602
1930	12	#2,298
1931	9	#2,661
1932	11	#2,322
1933	7	#3,016
1934	6	#3,301
1935	9	#2,537
1937	7	#2,913
1938	7	#2,878
1939	12	#2,057
1940	11	#2,186
1941	6	#3,149
1942	5	#3,583
1944	8	#2,636
1945	5	#3,347
1946	6	#3,190
1947	6	#3,379
1948	8	#2,792
1949	7	#3,031
1950	6	#3,335
1951	11	#2,373
1952	9	#2,681
1953	10	#2,540
1954	7	#3,183
1955	9	#2,771
1956	14	#2,169
1957	9	#2,829
1958	18	#1,897
1959	9	#2,828
1960	8	#3,086
1961	10	#2,712
1962	9	#2,849
1963	6	#3,660
1964	8	#3,053
1965	8	#2,990
1966	10	#2,630
1967	11	#2,474
1968	12	#2,447
1969	16	#2,131
1970	14	#2,514
1971	11	#2,973
1972	12	#2,825
1973	7	#4,074
1974	8	#3,850
1975	14	#2,756
1976	12	#3,102
1977	14	#2,914
1978	8	#4,163
1979	10	#3,817
1980	16	#2,834
1981	18	#2,572
1982	17	#2,712
1983	22	#2,273
1984	18	#2,615
1985	12	#3,611
1986	18	#2,783
1987	14	#3,343
1988	22	#2,602
1989	16	#3,458
1990	6	#7,214
1993	5	#8,745
2000	11	#5,938
2004	7	#8,967
2006	6	#10,745
2007	6	#10,999
2008	15	#5,778
2009	9	#8,334
2010	13	#6,367
2011	31	#3,436
2012	56	#2,293
2013	38	#2,956
2014	42	#2,806
2015	51	#2,459
2016	87	#1,762
2017	69	#2,033
2018	70	#2,047
2019	69	#2,081
2020	92	#1,695
2021	89	#1,784
2022	71	#2,097
2023	93	#1,753
2024	76	#2,007

Year

Babies

Rank

1913

#2,282

1914

#3,275

1915

#2,633

1916

#2,395

1917

#3,228

1918

#3,110

1919

#3,409

1920

#3,220

1921

#2,811

1922

#3,261

1923

#3,190

1924

#3,517

1926

#4,226

1927

#3,794

1928

#2,664

1929

#2,602

1930

#2,298

1931

#2,661

1932

#2,322

1933

#3,016

1934

#3,301

1935

#2,537

1937

#2,913

1938

#2,878

1939

#2,057

1940

#2,186

1941

#3,149

1942

#3,583

1944

#2,636

1945

#3,347

1946

#3,190

1947

#3,379

1948

#2,792

1949

#3,031

1950

#3,335

1951

#2,373

1952

#2,681

1953

#2,540

1954

#3,183

1955

#2,771

1956

#2,169

1957

#2,829

1958

#1,897

1959

#2,828

1960

#3,086

1961

#2,712

1962

#2,849

1963

#3,660

1964

#3,053

1965

#2,990

1966

#2,630

1967

#2,474

1968

#2,447

1969

#2,131

1970

#2,514

1971

#2,973

1972

#2,825

1973

#4,074

1974

#3,850

1975

#2,756

1976

#3,102

1977

#2,914

1978

#4,163

1979

#3,817

1980

#2,834

1981

#2,572

1982

#2,712

1983

#2,273

1984

#2,615

1985

#3,611

1986

#2,783

1987

#3,343

1988

#2,602

1989

#3,458

1990

#7,214

1993

#8,745

2000

#5,938

2004

#8,967

2006

#10,745

2007

#10,999

2008

#5,778

2009

#8,334

2010

#6,367

2011

#3,436

2012

#2,293

2013

#2,956

2014

#2,806

2015

#2,459

2016

#1,762

2017

#2,033

2018

#2,047

2019

#2,081

2020

#1,695

2021

#1,784

2022

#2,097

2023

#1,753

2024

#2,007

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Ames in 2024

Other boys' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail