NameTides

Amen

Amen was the #2,035 boys' name in the US in 2025 (73 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #1,015 in Canada.

Amen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Amen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Amen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,035 (73)#1,705 (15)#1,015 (25)
2024#2,133 (69)#1,322 (20)#842 (30)
2023#1,986 (77)#1,309 (20)#1,079 (21)
2022#2,408 (58)#1,534 (16)#1,027 (22)
2021#1,943 (77)#1,860 (12)#1,151 (19)
2020#2,139 (65)#1,431 (17)#1,071 (20)
2019#1,886 (79)#2,488 (8)#882 (26)
2018#2,083 (68)#1,533 (16)#1,133 (18)
2017#1,897 (76)#1,923 (12)#1,194 (17)
2016#1,991 (72)#2,556 (8)#1,198 (17)
2015#1,870 (78)#1,786 (13)#2,387 (6)
2014#2,661 (45)#2,248 (9)#1,250 (15)
2013#2,562 (47)#2,954 (6)#1,654 (10)
2012#3,179 (35)#4,805 (3)#2,158 (7)
2011#3,235 (34)#3,830 (4)—

Amen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Amen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Amen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,903 (37)#2,440 (11)#1,218 (21)
2024#3,277 (48)#1,895 (15)#1,234 (20)
2023#2,975 (56)#1,640 (18)#1,419 (16)
2022#2,689 (64)#3,149 (7)#1,550 (14)
2021#2,674 (64)#1,962 (14)#1,286 (19)
2020#2,196 (82)#2,042 (13)#1,359 (17)
2019#2,400 (74)#1,562 (19)#1,186 (21)
2018#2,438 (73)#2,090 (13)#1,301 (18)
2017#2,964 (55)#2,925 (8)#1,673 (13)
2016#3,229 (50)#3,214 (7)#2,195 (9)
2015#3,177 (52)#2,945 (8)#2,363 (8)
2014#4,003 (37)#3,514 (6)#2,185 (9)
2013#3,703 (41)#2,887 (8)#2,888 (6)
2012#4,121 (36)#4,838 (4)—
2011#7,118 (17)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,986.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.
  • In 2025, 34% of US babies named Amen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Amen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Amen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Amen (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#84913

Amen (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AmenCanadaGirls#1,21821
AmenCanadaBoys#1,01525
AmenEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
AmenEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
AmenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AmenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AmenUSGirls#3,90337
AmenUSBoys#2,03573