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Amado

Boy

Meaning of Amado: Latin: 'beloved'

Amado is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1179th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1179

176 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,769

First recorded 1883 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 49 babies1982: 49 babies1983: 30 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 41 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 52 babies19901991: 35 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 58 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 37 babies1996: 56 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 64 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 57 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 47 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 59 babies2019: 88 babies2020: 90 babies20202021: 107 babies2022: 165 babies2023: 173 babies2024: 158 babies2025: 176 babies
US babies named Amado per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 176.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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