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Girl name Italian;Germanic origin Catholic tradition

America

ah-MER-ih-kah · 7 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
home ruler;land of plenty
Language
Italian;Germanic
Culture
American
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · place
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1818
2024 births110
Peak year2005
First appeared1880
Total US births13,404
2005 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Amy
Alternate spellings
AmerickaAmericah
In other languages
America (English)

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