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Amos

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Troubled
Burden carried; the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Jewish faith.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical

Pronunciation

a-mos

Celebrity Babies

Son of Andrea Bocelli

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #237, 558 births); most recent 2025 (rank #730, 364 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #2700, 12 births); most recent 1969 (rank #6614, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025364–
2024386–
2023423–
2022450–
2021464–
2020364–
2019394–
2018395–
2017356–
2016385–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #524, 75 births); most recent 2025 (rank #688, 52 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202552
202447
202374
202275
202165
202068
201952
201858
201748
201651

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1063, 34 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202334
202217
202132
202031
201926
201816
201714
201619
201515
201412

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #379, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20249
20235
20225
20213
20204
20193
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
2024–
20234
2022–
2021–
20203
20193
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #392, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #431, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20228
2021–
2020–
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence