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Amen

Unisex

Meaning of Amen: Hebrew: 'truly' or 'so be it'

Amen is a unisex name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1547th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1547

110 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,161

First recorded 1975 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 71 babies2013: 88 babies2014: 82 babies2015: 130 babies2016: 122 babies2017: 131 babies2018: 141 babies2019: 153 babies2020: 147 babies20202021: 141 babies2022: 122 babies2023: 133 babies2024: 117 babies2025: 110 babies
US babies named Amen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 153.

Gender split

58% boys · 42% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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