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Tatiana vs Amelia

How Tatiana and Amelia compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Tatiana

Female · Romanian

Meaning: Variant Of An Ancient Italian Name; Myth Name

Amelia

Female · German

Meaning: Defender ANSELMA

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Tatiana (girls) vs Amelia (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Tatiana Amelia
Peak year (most US births) 2000 — 1,284 girls 2021 — 13,032 girls
Peak rank #251 #4
Most recent rank (2021) #994 (259 births) #4 (12,699 births)
Total US births since 1880 16,676 204,529
Last 10 years (2012–2021) 3,940 124,049

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Amelia reached 13,032 US births in 2021 — 11,748 more than Tatiana's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Tatiana — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Arizona #659 53
2 Maryland #676 56
3 Florida #676 252
4 California #688 452
5 Virginia #718 55

Amelia — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Louisiana #3 1,899
2 Alaska #3 333
3 Indiana #3 2,887
4 West Virginia #3 747
5 Kentucky #3 1,855

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →