Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Americus

Gender

Male

Origin

Italian

Pronunciation

a-meri-cus, am(e)-ricus

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1917 (rank #1986, 15 births); most recent 1937 (rank #3517, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #2743, 55 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024–5
2023–6
2022––
2021–12
2020–10
2019–9
2018––
2017–14
2016–9

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data