Is Amer a boy or girl name?

Amer is a boy’s name. Of the 1,450 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Amer

Recorded 1927–2025 · United States

Amer was most popular in 2003, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,085 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,450 people named Amer.

Amer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amer’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amer is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 1,450 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Amer

Where Amer 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