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Amer

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Amer: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Amer: Recorded since 1965, it reached #354 in 1980, and it stood at #2,440 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1235 to #4812.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1235#4812
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1235
1997#1578
1998#1367
1999#1383
2000#2142
2001#2220
2002#1651
2003#2470
2004#2070
2005#2418
2006#2538
2007#1885
2008#3158
2009#3744
2010#2629
2011#2390
2012#3039
2013#4685
2014#3362
2015#4747
2016#2804
2017#4812
2018#3412
2019#2728
2020#4608
2021#2730
2022#2755
2023#3112
2024#2921
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 25 of the 54 years from 1965 to 2018.

In 2018: #471 among boys in Norway, #3412 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1965–2018

    Highest recorded position: #354 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1965–2018).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #354 in Norway in 1980.

Amer's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#27287HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#23908HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#188510HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#16518HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#22205HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#13839HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#13679HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4715HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4755HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4845HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5374HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5394HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5584HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4776HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5564HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5575HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5216HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5735HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6084HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#6144HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5266HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5196HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4857HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#35412HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5056HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4916HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#39110HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5934HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5904HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5164HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5144HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Amer is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Amer, between 1965 and 2025, in 49 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1965–201825#354 in 1980
England and Wales1996–202530#1235 in 1996

Its high point came 16 years earlier in Norway (1980) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1966; it appears again in 1970.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #354 in Norway in 1980. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.