Is Amaziah a boy or girl name?

Amaziah is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 792 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.8% were girls and 84.2% were boys.

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Amaziah

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Amaziah was most popular in 2019, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,968 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 792 people named Amaziah.

Amaziah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amaziah’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amaziah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amaziah is mostly a boy’s name — 15.8% of the 792 Americans given it were girls and 84.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Amaziah

Where Amaziah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org