Amazing
The Story of Amazing
As a girl name
Amazing first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2003, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 26 Amazings were born — ranking #5,041 that year. As of 2026, Amazing ranks #7,966 for girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 296 Amazings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Amazing first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Amazings were born — ranking #7,764 that year. As of 2026, Amazing ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Amazings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Amazing
Amazing is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 296 births in the dataset. Amazing's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,041. Use the chart and map above to compare Amazing'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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