Ammie
A feminine diminutive form of the name Amelia, from the Germanic element "Amal" meaning laborious.
Name Census estimates that about 1,440 living Americans carry the first name Ammie. It is a predominantly female name (98.8% of registrations). The average person named Ammie today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ammie births was 1973 (69 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ammie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ammie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 238,024 Americans
Peak year
1973
69 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1936 SSA rank
#3,159
Tracked since 1883
Census
Ammie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,534 people with the first name Ammie, which placed it at #9,182 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,182
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,534 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ammie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ammie is White at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Black (24.7%) and Hispanic (10.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ammie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ammie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.1% · 830
- Black or African American24.7% · 379
- Hispanic or Latino10.6% · 162
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.0% · 92
- Two or more races3.7% · 56
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 15
Gender
Gender distribution for Ammie
Ammie leans heavily female at 98.8% of total registrations, but 32 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Ammie as a male name
- Ranked #3,159 in 1936
- 6 male births in 1936
- Peak: 1929 (6 births)
Ammie as a female name
- Ranked #13,709 in 2022
- 6 female births in 2022
- Peak: 1973 (69 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ammie leans strongly female. 1,495 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 37 male bearers (2.4%).
Popularity
Ammie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ammie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 533 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ammie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ammie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ammies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Georgia, Mississippi, California recorded the most babies named Ammie, while Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ammie
The name Ammie is a diminutive of the feminine given name Amelia, derived from the Germanic root "Amal" meaning "work". This root can be traced back to the ancient Goths and other early Germanic tribes, who inhabited parts of modern-day Germany, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe during the early centuries of the common era.
The name Amelia emerged in the Middle Ages, possibly influenced by the Latin family name Aemilius, which was associated with the Roman gens (clan) of the same spelling. The name Amelia gained particular popularity in medieval Italy and France, where it was embraced by noble families and the aristocracy.
While the name Amelia has a long and well-documented history, the diminutive form Ammie appears to have emerged more recently, likely in the 19th or early 20th century, as a casual or affectionate variation. This shorter form was likely used as a nickname or informal address, especially in English-speaking regions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ammie is found in the literary works of American author Louisa May Alcott, who featured a character named Ammie in her short story "Pauline's Passion and Punishment" published in 1863. This suggests that the name was in use, at least in certain regions of the United States, by the mid-19th century.
Notable individuals named Ammie throughout history include:
1. Ammie Zysset (1870-1946), an American artist and painter known for her portraits and landscapes.
2. Ammie Kendall (1884-1959), an American stage actress and vaudeville performer during the early 20th century.
3. Ammie Wilson (1888-1962), a Canadian painter and illustrator recognized for her artwork depicting Indigenous peoples of North America.
4. Ammie Ferebee (1904-1991), an American physician and civil rights activist who advocated for desegregation in the medical field.
5. Ammie Somers (1920-2008), an American baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II.
While the name Ammie may have its roots in ancient Germanic and Latin origins, it has evolved over time and continues to be used as a diminutive form, adding a touch of informality and familiarity to the more formal name Amelia.
People
Ammie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ammie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ammie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ammie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,440 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ammie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 238,024 US residents.
Is Ammie a common name?
We classify Ammie as "Rare". It ranks above 92.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,607 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ammie most popular?
The single biggest year for Ammie was 1973, when 69 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ammie is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ammie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,534 people with the name Ammie, or 0.51 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,182 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ammie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ammie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ammie leans strongly female. 1,495 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 37 male bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ammie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ammie is White at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Black (24.7%) and Hispanic (10.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ammie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ammie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.1% (830 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ammie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ammie a female name?
Yes, 98.8% of people registered as Ammie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ammie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ammie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ammie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Ammie?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Ammie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.