Americus
Girl · a-MAIR-i-kus · Germanic
Americus is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Americus mean?
Germanic: Latin form of Italian Amerigo, from Germanic Emmerich
Americus Vespucius, the Latin name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci, gave America its name.
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Is Americus a girl's or a boy's name?
Americus is a girls' name.
How popular is Americus in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 55 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Americus in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Americus in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 48 | #3,176 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3,128 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,741 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
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