Amaziah
Amaziah or Amasias may refer to:Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite Amaziah, a priest of the golden calves at Bethel The father of Joshah, one of the leaders of the tribe of Simeon in the time of Hezekiah
Meaning & Origin of Amaziah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amaziah or Amasias may refer to:Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite Amaziah, a priest of the golden calves at Bethel The father of Joshah, one of the leaders of the tribe of Simeon in the time of Hezekiah
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The Story of Amaziah
As a girl name
Amaziah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 10 births, good for #9,732 nationwide. About 50% of every Amaziah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Amaziah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 124 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Amaziah as a boy name dates back to 2003, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 72 newborns named Amaziah — #2,020 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Amaziah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amaziah ranks #4,431 for boys with 23 births, falling sharply (-52%). All told, over 680 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Amaziah
Amaziah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 680 births in the dataset. Amaziah's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,020. Use the chart and map above to compare Amaziah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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