Amma
2025 SSA
About Amma
An anagram of Mama, in tune with its Tamil meaning.
Amma is also a Ghanaian name. The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). Amma is the name for girls born on a Saturday.
Amma is borne by a character in Bernadine Evaristo's award winning novel, Girl, Woman, Other.
Pronounced AHM-uh.
As of October 2026, Amma ranked #9500 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #942 in 1887.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Amma on lists
Famous Ammas
- Amma ("Mother") aka Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī (born Sudhamani Idamannel)
the hugging saint, Hindu spiritual leader
- Amma Sri Karunamayi
Hindu spiritual leader
- Amma Asante
British filmmaker
Amma in pop culture
- Amity "Amma" Crellin
character in Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects