Boys' name · peaked in 1884
Amos name popularity since 1925
27,061 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amos. Half of them were born in 1971 or earlier, so the typical Amos is about 55 years old in 2026. Amos peaked in 1884 as the #110 name for boys, and it ranked #730 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,061
- Named Amos, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1884
- #110 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #730
- for boys in 2025 (364 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 54 girls · 27,007 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Amos made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amos births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1927. Measured as a share of all babies, Amos peaked earlier, in 1884.
- Steepest fall: Between 1984 and 1989, Amos's share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 11,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 9,970 baby boys to 1 in 5,230.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Amos's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amos.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amos in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 22 | 2,282 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 3,343 | #313 |
| 1940s | 5 | 2,767 | #371 |
| 1950s | 16 | 2,810 | #433 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2,086 | #508 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,155 | #565 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,321 | #577 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,749 | #833 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,788 | #991 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,243 | #726 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,463 | #730 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
21.5% of babies named Amos from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Amos is most popular
The index compares Amos's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amos.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.85× | 1,055 |
| Alabama | 2.82× | 1,129 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.40× | 2,757 |
| Louisiana | 2.14× | 870 |
| Georgia | 2.12× | 1,326 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amos and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amos (this page) | 27,007 | 1884 |
| Ames | 1,760 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amos's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amos.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amos (1884).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data