Danish origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Danish Amalie.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: AmmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: AmmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Danish roots
[am.ma] · Kalaallisut (Nuuk)
01 / Meaning & origin
Amma is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Finnish and Kalaallisut. English Wiktionary traces it to Danish Amalie.
2 source accounts
Borrowed from Danish Amalie.
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02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 10 girls (rank 9457).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Amma
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | 5 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1887 | 7 | 937 | observed |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 5 | 1,279 | observed |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | 5 | 1,437 | observed |
| 1894 | 5 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 10 | 1,037 | observed |
| 1898 | 6 | 1,502 | observed |
| 1899 | 6 | 1,394 | observed |
| 1900 | 7 | 1,561 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 5 | 1,793 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | 5 | 1,877 | observed |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1907 | 6 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1908 | 7 | 1,676 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 9 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,827 | observed |
| 1914 | 10 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,919 | observed |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,693 | observed |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,809 | observed |
| 1919 | 10 | 3,005 | observed |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,975 | observed |
| 1921 | 9 | 3,400 | observed |
| 1922 | 7 | 4,011 | observed |
| 1923 | 9 | 3,350 | observed |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,393 | observed |
| 1925 | 10 | 3,116 | observed |
| 1926 | 12 | 2,708 | observed |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,561 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,954 | observed |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,845 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | 6 | 3,753 | observed |
| 1934 | 7 | 3,449 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 5 | 4,181 | observed |
| 1937 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 7 | 3,503 | observed |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 7 | 3,801 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | 6 | 4,908 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 5 | 7,471 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,067 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 8 | 6,892 | observed |
| 1978 | 5 | 9,750 | observed |
| 1979 | 9 | 6,696 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 13 | 5,254 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 6,888 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 10 | 6,291 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 7 | 8,778 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 11,798 | observed |
| 1989 | 8 | 8,761 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 6 | 11,738 | observed |
| 1993 | 7 | 10,588 | observed |
| 1994 | 8 | 9,586 | observed |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,386 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 8 | 9,802 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 9,260 | observed |
| 1999 | 5 | 14,411 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,056 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 11 | 9,048 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 16,099 | observed |
| 2005 | 7 | 13,010 | observed |
| 2006 | 11 | 9,901 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,405 | observed |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,294 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 6 | 14,824 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,483 | observed |
| 2013 | 5 | 16,547 | observed |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,069 | observed |
| 2015 | 8 | 11,835 | observed |
| 2016 | 12 | 8,875 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,151 | observed |
| 2019 | 14 | 7,716 | observed |
| 2020 | 5 | 15,088 | observed |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,292 | observed |
| 2022 | 9 | 10,383 | observed |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,197 | observed |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,293 | observed |
| 2025 | 10 | 9,457 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Amma” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
AMMA— “grandmother”
The deification of forefathers, or the claim to divine origin, whichever it might be, led to the employment, as a prefix, of the very word that expressed them—that word which we use still at the beginning of _ancestors_, and that the Germans call _ahnen_. In old German the singular was _ano_, and it signified a remote forefather. The _Rigsmaal_, an old Icelandic poem which explains the origin of the various castes which the northern races acknowledged, represents Heimdall,…
The deification of forefathers, or the claim to divine origin, whichever it might be, led to the employment, as a prefix, of the very word that expressed them—that word which we use still at the beginning of _ancestors_, and that the Germans call _ahnen_. In old German the singular was _ano_, and it signified a remote forefather. The _Rigsmaal_, an old Icelandic poem which explains the origin of the various castes which the northern races acknowledged, represents Heimdall, the porter of heaven, as wandering to the earth, and being entertained by Ai and Edda, or great-grandfather and great-grandmother, who lived in a lowly hut; then by Avi and Amma (Lat. Avus), or grandfather and grandmother, who had a comfortable dwelling-house; and lastly by Fadher and Modher, whose abode was a splendid mansion. The son of Edda was Thrall; the son of Amma was Karl; the son of Modher was Jarl; and from these descended the three castes of the North—the thralls, or slaves; the churls, bondr, or farmers; and the jarls, or nobles.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section XVIII (Forefathers) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
