America: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “home-ruler; also the place name America”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- uh-MAIR-ih-kuh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
As a given name, America comes from the continent name, which derives from Amerigo, an Italian form of the Germanic name Emmerich/Heinrich-type elements. Use as a personal name is especially found in Spanish-speaking communities.
How popular is America?
Babies named America in 2024110
2024 rank#1,818 girls
Peak year2002
Total US babies since 188013,420
America is fading: recent use is about 34% of its level ten years before.
Names like America
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
America questions
What does the name America mean?
America means "home-ruler; also the place name America". It comes from Latin. As a given name, America comes from the continent name, which derives from Amerigo, an Italian form of the Germanic name Emmerich/Heinrich-type elements. Use as a personal name is especially found in Spanish-speaking communities.
Is America a boy or girl name?
America is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is America?
110 US babies were named America in 2024. Its peak year was 2002.
How do you pronounce America?
America is usually pronounced uh-MAIR-ih-kuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.