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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 26 births, good for #5,041 nationwide. About 52% of every Amazing on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amazing ranks #7,966 for girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-35%). All told, over 296 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Amazing as a boy name dates back to 2015, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Amazing — #7,764 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Amazing on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Amazing last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to 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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