Amos
Last seen for girls in 1969 at #6,617 · #730 for boys in 2025, 364 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 128 births
- Debut · boys
- 128 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,536since 1880
Amos over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Amos has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #730 | 364 | |
| 2024 | — | #687 | 395 | |
| 2023 | — | #647 | 424 | |
| 2022 | — | #620 | 450 | |
| 2021 | — | #599 | 464 | |
| 2020 | — | #696 | 366 | |
| 2019 | — | #667 | 394 | |
| 2018 | — | #647 | 396 | |
| 2017 | — | #693 | 356 | |
| 2016 | — | #669 | 385 | |
| 2015 | — | #725 | 340 | |
| 2014 | — | #686 | 367 | |
| 2013 | — | #762 | 296 | |
| 2012 | — | #800 | 281 | |
| 2011 | — | #859 | 247 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,059 | 181 | |
| 2009 | — | #991 | 199 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,046 | 181 | |
| 2007 | — | #949 | 208 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,097 | 160 | |
| 2005 | — | #990 | 174 | |
| 2004 | — | #957 | 175 | |
| 2003 | — | #926 | 177 | |
| 2002 | — | #930 | 172 | |
| 2001 | — | #912 | 171 | |
| 2000 | — | #907 | 171 | |
| 1999 | — | #948 | 153 | |
| 1998 | — | #931 | 151 | |
| 1997 | — | #866 | 162 | |
| 1996 | — | #922 | 142 | |
| 1995 | — | #833 | 166 | |
| 1994 | — | #802 | 175 | |
| 1993 | — | #709 | 213 | |
| 1992 | — | #757 | 188 | |
| 1991 | — | #723 | 196 | |
| 1990 | — | #712 | 203 | |
| 1989 | — | #743 | 178 | |
| 1988 | — | #635 | 225 | |
| 1987 | — | #624 | 213 | |
| 1986 | — | #615 | 210 | |
| 1985 | — | #577 | 232 | |
| 1984 | — | #536 | 258 | |
| 1983 | — | #558 | 227 | |
| 1982 | — | #553 | 244 | |
| 1981 | — | #511 | 272 | |
| 1980 | — | #531 | 262 | |
| 1979 | — | #495 | 281 | |
| 1978 | — | #502 | 260 | |
| 1977 | — | #526 | 252 | |
| 1976 | — | #549 | 216 | |
| 1975 | — | #565 | 204 | |
| 1974 | — | #537 | 222 | |
| 1973 | — | #547 | 206 | |
| 1972 | — | #625 | 158 | |
| 1971 | — | #562 | 208 | |
| 1970 | — | #672 | 148 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #579 | 182 |
| 1968 | — | #613 | 154 | |
| 1967 | — | #543 | 189 | |
| 1966 | — | #567 | 179 | |
| 1965 | — | #508 | 224 | |
| 1964 | — | #554 | 202 | |
| 1963 | — | #550 | 209 | |
| 1962 | — | #524 | 230 | |
| 1961 | — | #494 | 256 | |
| 1960 | — | #490 | 261 | |
| 1959 | — | #486 | 260 | |
| 1958 | — | #463 | 285 | |
| 1957 | — | #493 | 251 | |
| 1956 | — | #479 | 251 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #433 | 287 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #427 | 282 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #399 | 307 |
| 1952 | — | #393 | 306 | |
| 1951 | — | #397 | 294 | |
| 1950 | — | #401 | 287 | |
| 1949 | — | #404 | 275 | |
| 1948 | — | #399 | 289 | |
| 1947 | — | #392 | 305 | |
| 1946 | — | #403 | 250 | |
| 1945 | — | #371 | 262 | |
| 1944 | — | #354 | 283 | |
| 1943 | — | #368 | 280 | |
| 1942 | — | #372 | 267 | |
| 1941 | — | #348 | 278 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #341 | 278 |
| 1939 | — | #332 | 277 | |
| 1938 | — | #321 | 296 | |
| 1937 | — | #320 | 288 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #312 | 292 |
| 1935 | — | #313 | 301 | |
| 1934 | — | #293 | 339 | |
| 1933 | — | #285 | 345 | |
| 1932 | — | #280 | 377 | |
| 1931 | — | #287 | 367 | |
| 1930 | — | #261 | 461 | |
| 1929 | — | #288 | 377 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #270 | 439 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #247 | 523 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #268 | 454 |
| 1925 | — | #257 | 489 | |
| 1924 | — | #256 | 506 | |
| 1923 | — | #250 | 506 | |
| 1922 | — | #237 | 558 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #240 | 546 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #246 | 493 |
| 1919 | — | #231 | 523 | |
| 1918 | — | #229 | 523 | |
| 1917 | — | #236 | 462 | |
| 1916 | — | #223 | 478 | |
| 1915 | — | #219 | 474 | |
| 1914 | — | #217 | 367 | |
| 1913 | — | #210 | 312 | |
| 1912 | — | #221 | 243 | |
| 1911 | — | #182 | 168 | |
| 1910 | — | #208 | 124 | |
| 1909 | — | #191 | 116 | |
| 1908 | — | #180 | 119 | |
| 1907 | — | #173 | 125 | |
| 1906 | — | #166 | 118 | |
| 1905 | — | #182 | 102 | |
| 1904 | — | #187 | 96 | |
| 1903 | — | #191 | 83 | |
| 1902 | — | #179 | 95 | |
| 1901 | — | #176 | 83 | |
| 1900 | — | #168 | 125 | |
| 1899 | — | #179 | 79 | |
| 1898 | — | #169 | 96 | |
| 1897 | — | #165 | 94 | |
| 1896 | — | #150 | 110 | |
| 1895 | — | #162 | 96 | |
| 1894 | — | #142 | 108 | |
| 1893 | — | #142 | 105 | |
| 1892 | — | #136 | 117 | |
| 1891 | — | #132 | 104 | |
| 1890 | — | #127 | 114 | |
| 1889 | — | #124 | 114 | |
| 1888 | — | #161 | 94 | |
| 1887 | — | #126 | 104 | |
| 1886 | — | #120 | 121 | |
| 1885 | — | #121 | 114 | |
| 1884 | — | #110 | 137 | |
| 1883 | — | #113 | 113 | |
| 1882 | — | #109 | 134 | |
| 1881 | — | #117 | 102 | |
| 1880 | — | #105 | 128 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Amos was already there! It came in at #105, and was given to 128 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1899, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Amos is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#231 · 1 in 1,679
- New Mexico#241 · 1 in 1,519
- Alabama#243 · 1 in 1,903
- Georgia#275 · 1 in 2,389
- Pennsylvania#321 · 1 in 6,839
Best ever in a state: #56 in Arizona, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #231 | 17 | 1 in 1,679 |
| New Mexico | #241 | 8 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Alabama | #243 | 21 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Georgia | #275 | 21 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Pennsylvania | #321 | 18 | 1 in 6,839 |
| Florida | #329 | 13 | 1 in 3,630 |
| South Carolina | #335 | 8 | 1 in 3,846 |
| Indiana | #343 | 9 | 1 in 6,143 |
| Maryland | #353 | 5 | 1 in 6,313 |
| North Carolina | #358 | 13 | 1 in 4,269 |
| Tennessee | #364 | 8 | 1 in 5,121 |
| New Jersey | #374 | 7 | 1 in 8,420 |
| Louisiana | #377 | 11 | 1 in 3,841 |
| Illinois | #453 | 12 | 1 in 9,360 |
| Virginia | #472 | 5 | 1 in 8,886 |
| Ohio | #594 | 6 | 1 in 19,279 |
| California | #631 | 11 | 1 in 15,250 |
| New York | #637 | 9 | 1 in 19,586 |
| Texas | #704 | 10 | 1 in 12,388 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 43 spots since 2024 (#687 → #730)
- 34 spots since 2020 (#696 → #730)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#725 → #730)
- Biggest jump: 200 spots in 2011 (#1,059 → #859)
- Biggest drop: 108 spots in 1989 (#635 → #743)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #105 (128 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 143 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 835
- Highest: 1 in 835 boys born in 1884 were named Amos (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,693 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #105 in 1880, was only 1 in 863 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 13.4% of all boys named Amos (4,891) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,161 | #105 (1880) | #121 |
| 1890s | 1,023 | #127 (1890) | #150 |
| 1900s | 1,062 | #166 (1906) | #179 |
| 1910s | 3,674 | #182 (1911) | #218 |
| 1920s | 4,891 | #237 (1922) | #256 |
| 1930s | 3,343 | #261 (1930) | #300 |
| 1940s | 2,767 | #341 (1940) | #375 |
| 1950s | 2,810 | #393 (1952) | #437 |
| 1960s | 2,086 | #490 (1960) | #542 |
| 1970s | 2,155 | #495 (1979) | #558 |
| 1980s | 2,321 | #511 (1981) | #588 |
| 1990s | 1,749 | #709 (1993) | #820 |
| 2000s | 1,788 | #907 (2000) | #971 |
| 2010s | 3,243 | #647 (2018) | #757 |
| 2020s | 2,463 | #599 (2021) | #663 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Amos in 1956
boys
#479
251 births · 1 in 8,427 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 8,427 of them was named Amos, which outranked 89.2% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Amos
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.