Recorded 1912–2024 · United States
Americus was most popular in 2002, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,652 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 622 people named Americus.
Across the whole record Americus is a unisex name — 77.2% of the 622 Americans given it were girls and 22.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org