Amerah
The armwrestling match of EAP robotic arm against human (AMERAH) is a challenge posed by Yoseph Bar-Cohen of the JPL in 1999. The initial challenge is to create a simple human-like robotic arm which, using electroactive polymers (EAP) as artificial muscles, can beat a human opponent in an arm wrestling match.
Meaning & Origin of Amerah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The armwrestling match of EAP robotic arm against human (AMERAH) is a challenge posed by Yoseph Bar-Cohen of the JPL in 1999. The initial challenge is to create a simple human-like robotic arm which, using electroactive polymers (EAP) as artificial muscles, can beat a human opponent in an arm wrestling match.
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The Story of Amerah
Amerah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 27 births, good for #5,226 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Amerahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,969 among baby girl names with 9 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 442 Amerahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amerah
Amerah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 442 births in the dataset. Amerah's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #4,879. Use the chart and map above to compare Amerah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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.
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