How Many People Are Named Ames?
An estimated 1,494 people in the United States have the first name Ames. It is predominantly male (99.4%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Ames peaked in popularity in 2023 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ames as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ames paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,494
About 1 in 229,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.4% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2023
93 births
Total Registered
1,773
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ames
Ames is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,773 total births registered, 99.4% were male.
Ames as a male name
Ranked #2,007 in 2024
76 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (93 births)
Ames as a female name
Ranked #15,452 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2016 (5 births)
Ames: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ames span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 531 babies were registered. Ames remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ames by Decade
How has Ames tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ames by State
Birth registrations for Ames span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Minnesota. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky. On average, about 19 Amess were registered per state.
Ames + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ames as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ames
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ames: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ames?
We estimate approximately 1,494 people named Ames are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 229,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Ames a common name?
Ames is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,773 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ames most popular?
Ames reached peak popularity in 2023, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ames is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ames a male name?
Ames is predominantly male. 99.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ames Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ames Smith, Ames Johnson, Ames Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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