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Amos

Boy

Meaning of Amos: Hebrew: 'carried by God'

Amos is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 738th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 737th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#738

364 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#737

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

36,600

First recorded 1880 · peak 1922

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 272 babies1982: 244 babies1983: 227 babies1984: 258 babies1985: 232 babies1986: 210 babies1987: 213 babies1988: 225 babies1989: 178 babies1990: 203 babies19901991: 196 babies1992: 188 babies1993: 213 babies1994: 175 babies1995: 166 babies1996: 142 babies1997: 162 babies1998: 151 babies1999: 153 babies2000: 171 babies20002001: 171 babies2002: 172 babies2003: 177 babies2004: 175 babies2005: 174 babies2006: 160 babies2007: 208 babies2008: 181 babies2009: 199 babies2010: 181 babies20102011: 247 babies2012: 281 babies2013: 296 babies2014: 367 babies2015: 340 babies2016: 385 babies2017: 356 babies2018: 396 babies2019: 394 babies2020: 366 babies20202021: 464 babies2022: 450 babies2023: 424 babies2024: 395 babies2025: 364 babies
US babies named Amos per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 464.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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