Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ames

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Friend.

Pronunciation

a-mes

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1751, 93 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1753, 92 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202592–
202476–
202393–
2022715
202189–
202092–
201969–
201870–
201769–
2016875

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