Amos
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Amos meaning
to carry; a burden
Amos at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #697 in 2024
Amos popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #105 | 128 |
| 1890 | #127 | 114 |
| 1900 | #168 | 125 |
| 1910 | #208 | 124 |
| 1920 | #246 | 493 |
| 1930 | #261 | 461 |
| 1940 | #341 | 278 |
| 1950 | #401 | 287 |
| 1960 | #490 | 261 |
| 1970 | #672 | 148 |
| 1980 | #531 | 262 |
| 1990 | #712 | 203 |
| 2000 | #907 | 171 |
| 2010 | #1,059 | 181 |
| 2020 | #699 | 364 |
| 2024 | #697 | 386 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #105 | 128 |
| 1881 | #117 | 102 |
| 1882 | #109 | 134 |
| 1883 | #113 | 113 |
| 1884 | #110 | 137 |
| 1885 | #121 | 114 |
| 1886 | #120 | 121 |
| 1887 | #126 | 104 |
| 1888 | #161 | 94 |
| 1889 | #124 | 114 |
| 1890 | #127 | 114 |
| 1891 | #132 | 104 |
| 1892 | #136 | 117 |
| 1893 | #142 | 105 |
| 1894 | #142 | 108 |
| 1895 | #162 | 96 |
| 1896 | #150 | 110 |
| 1897 | #165 | 94 |
| 1898 | #169 | 96 |
| 1899 | #179 | 79 |
| 1900 | #168 | 125 |
| 1901 | #176 | 83 |
| 1902 | #179 | 95 |
| 1903 | #191 | 83 |
| 1904 | #187 | 96 |
| 1905 | #182 | 102 |
| 1906 | #166 | 118 |
| 1907 | #173 | 125 |
| 1908 | #180 | 119 |
| 1909 | #191 | 116 |
| 1910 | #208 | 124 |
| 1911 | #182 | 168 |
| 1912 | #221 | 243 |
| 1913 | #210 | 312 |
| 1914 | #217 | 367 |
| 1915 | #219 | 474 |
| 1916 | #223 | 478 |
| 1917 | #236 | 462 |
| 1918 | #229 | 523 |
| 1919 | #231 | 523 |
| 1920 | #246 | 493 |
| 1921 | #240 | 546 |
| 1922 | #237 | 558 |
| 1923 | #250 | 506 |
| 1924 | #256 | 506 |
| 1925 | #257 | 489 |
| 1926 | #268 | 454 |
| 1927 | #247 | 523 |
| 1928 | #270 | 439 |
| 1929 | #288 | 377 |
| 1930 | #261 | 461 |
| 1931 | #287 | 367 |
| 1932 | #280 | 377 |
| 1933 | #285 | 345 |
| 1934 | #293 | 339 |
| 1935 | #313 | 301 |
| 1936 | #312 | 292 |
| 1937 | #320 | 288 |
| 1938 | #321 | 296 |
| 1939 | #332 | 277 |
| 1940 | #341 | 278 |
| 1941 | #348 | 278 |
| 1942 | #372 | 267 |
| 1943 | #368 | 280 |
| 1944 | #354 | 283 |
| 1945 | #371 | 262 |
| 1946 | #403 | 250 |
| 1947 | #392 | 305 |
| 1948 | #399 | 289 |
| 1949 | #404 | 275 |
| 1950 | #401 | 287 |
| 1951 | #397 | 294 |
| 1952 | #393 | 306 |
| 1953 | #399 | 307 |
| 1954 | #427 | 282 |
| 1955 | #432 | 288 |
| 1956 | #478 | 251 |
| 1957 | #493 | 251 |
| 1958 | #463 | 285 |
| 1959 | #486 | 260 |
| 1960 | #490 | 261 |
| 1961 | #494 | 256 |
| 1962 | #524 | 230 |
| 1963 | #550 | 209 |
| 1964 | #554 | 202 |
| 1965 | #508 | 224 |
| 1966 | #567 | 179 |
| 1967 | #543 | 189 |
| 1968 | #613 | 154 |
| 1969 | #579 | 182 |
| 1970 | #672 | 148 |
| 1971 | #562 | 208 |
| 1972 | #625 | 158 |
| 1973 | #547 | 206 |
| 1974 | #537 | 222 |
| 1975 | #565 | 204 |
| 1976 | #549 | 216 |
| 1977 | #526 | 252 |
| 1978 | #502 | 260 |
| 1979 | #495 | 281 |
| 1980 | #531 | 262 |
| 1981 | #511 | 272 |
| 1982 | #553 | 244 |
| 1983 | #558 | 227 |
| 1984 | #536 | 258 |
| 1985 | #577 | 232 |
| 1986 | #615 | 210 |
| 1987 | #624 | 213 |
| 1988 | #635 | 225 |
| 1989 | #743 | 178 |
| 1990 | #712 | 203 |
| 1991 | #722 | 196 |
| 1992 | #762 | 187 |
| 1993 | #709 | 213 |
| 1994 | #802 | 175 |
| 1995 | #836 | 165 |
| 1996 | #925 | 141 |
| 1997 | #866 | 162 |
| 1998 | #931 | 151 |
| 1999 | #948 | 153 |
| 2000 | #907 | 171 |
| 2001 | #912 | 171 |
| 2002 | #930 | 172 |
| 2003 | #932 | 176 |
| 2004 | #976 | 171 |
| 2005 | #994 | 173 |
| 2006 | #1,101 | 159 |
| 2007 | #958 | 205 |
| 2008 | #1,046 | 181 |
| 2009 | #991 | 199 |
| 2010 | #1,059 | 181 |
| 2011 | #859 | 247 |
| 2012 | #803 | 279 |
| 2013 | #762 | 296 |
| 2014 | #686 | 367 |
| 2015 | #725 | 340 |
| 2016 | #668 | 385 |
| 2017 | #693 | 356 |
| 2018 | #648 | 395 |
| 2019 | #667 | 394 |
| 2020 | #699 | 364 |
| 2021 | #599 | 464 |
| 2022 | #620 | 450 |
| 2023 | #647 | 423 |
| 2024 | #697 | 386 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Amos” (revision 93366526), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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