Amerigo

Boy · recorded 1910–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1911best year

Most popular in 1911.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Amerigo.

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Its story

Popularity since 1910

0295819101926194119571972

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Amerigo, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191026
191158
191221
191325
191426
191526
191628
191731
191822
191916
192017
192115
192217
192313
192417
192510
192617
192711
19287
192912
19306
193110
19325
19386
19404
19723

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Amerigo isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
5
Rank in 1972
#4,986
How rare
1 in 324,321 boys
Since 1910
359

Amerigo was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1911, at 58 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Amerigo doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.