NameTides

Amos

Amos was the #730 boys' name in the US in 2025 (364 babies), and #687 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Amos as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Amos as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaIreland
Amos as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#730 (364)#687 (52)#647 (4)—#829 (3)#1,167 (21)
2024#687 (395)#737 (47)——#394 (9)#1,089 (22)
2023#647 (424)#525 (74)#614 (4)—#584 (5)#854 (28)
2022#620 (450)#524 (75)——#572 (5)#685 (38)
2021#599 (464)#584 (65)——#755 (3)#910 (26)
2020#696 (366)#544 (68)#711 (3)#392 (3)#637 (4)#943 (24)
2019#667 (394)#663 (52)#701 (3)—#764 (3)#1,205 (17)
2018#647 (396)#619 (58)——#635 (4)#697 (36)
2017#693 (356)#719 (48)#602 (4)——#845 (28)
2016#669 (385)#681 (51)———#1,000 (22)
2015#725 (340)#702 (47)#686 (3)——#1,007 (21)
2014#686 (367)#730 (44)———#1,003 (21)
2013#762 (296)#910 (32)#590 (4)—#711 (3)#809 (29)
2012#800 (281)#927 (32)———#1,202 (16)
2011#859 (247)#976 (28)———#1,326 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #110.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,700 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 4,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Amos is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,700 to 1 in 5,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Amos by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: #227MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #511MNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #914NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #398ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #412INOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: #290PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,011CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #535CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #318MOKentucky: #345KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #524KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #719TNNorth Carolina: #591NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #395OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #974TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Amos (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#1,2178

Amos (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
AmosCanadaBoys#1,16721
AmosEngland & WalesBoys#68752
AmosIrelandBoys#8293
AmosNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AmosScotlandBoys#6474
AmosUSGirls—too few
AmosUSBoys#730364