America

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A few things about America you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous America

America Ferrera

American actress and producer (born 1984)

Choose America and your child shares a first name with America Ferrera, an American actress and producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “America, like who?” America Ferrera's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 13,736 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named America, 117 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your America would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAmerica has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Americas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2002, when it ranked #411. Today it's #1,733, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAmerica was 2.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,605 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 13,736.
• 🍂TrendAmerica has slipped 101 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,733. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAmerica is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #328, followed by Arizona (#909) and Texas (#949). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.

About the name America

America is a girl name of German and Italian origin. It has 7 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ica”. US birth records list America for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #411 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,733, with 117 babies.

Origin:German namesItalian names