Boys' name · since 1909

Amadeo

1,960 babies named Amadeo in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,350 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,870 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,960
born since 1909
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Amadeo is the #1870 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,960 recorded since 1909.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadeo has been recorded 1,960 times among boys since 1909, currently ranked #1870 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.

  • #3,350 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,870 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,960 born since 1909
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadeo ranks #3,350 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,960 born since 1909, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,350 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,870 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,960
born since 1909
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86.5%
Amadeo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amadeo's 1,960 recorded births place it above 92.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Amadeo compares

1,960 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Amadeo's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amadeo Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,960 369 358,536
Peak-year births 84 34 22,252

Amadeo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amadeo's full recorded timeline at 1969, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amadeo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
84
Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
020406080100 190919241939195319701985199920132025 84

Amadeo by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (412 births, 21% of the file).

2020s was Amadeo's strongest decade.

412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Amadeo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 412 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Amadeo compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amadeo's total volume

Amadeo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 6.3%-60, 3.2%-28, 17.6%-103, 4.3%-112, 2.8%-40, 4.8%-49, 4.9%-55, 4.5%-28, 6.2%-111, 2%-27, 9.6%-29, 10.9%-49, 4.9%-81, 3.9%-36, 6.8%Amadeo-117, 4.3%Amadeo
Amadeo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Amadeo by state

Where Amadeo concentrates geographically, total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Amadeo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
369 18.8%
#2 California
270 13.8%
#3 New York
18 0.9%
#4 Colorado
13 0.7%
#5 Florida
11 0.6%
#6 New Mexico
10 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.3%
Texas share of Amadeo's total US births 18.8%
Even split

369 of 1,960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amadeo? ▼
Amadeo has been given to 1,960 babies in the U.S. since 1909, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,350 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #1,870 of 13,930. 84 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Amadeo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadeo ranks #3,350 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amadeo most popular? ▼
Amadeo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 412 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Amadeo most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Amadeo are Texas (369 births), California (270 births), New York (18 births).
How long has the name Amadeo been used? ▼
Records for Amadeo go back to 1909, giving 117 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Amadeo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amari, Amare, Amar, Amado, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Amadeo's data

  • Texas records the most Amadeos (369 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Amadeo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amadeo

Amari Boy
#185 31,994 births
Amare Boy
#2354 6,150 births
Amar Boy
#1391 4,989 births
Amado Boy
#1170 4,769 births
Amarion Boy
#1295 4,423 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Amadeo

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Humberto #1872
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Kelly #1867
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Lowen #1873
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Eesa #1866
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Abdul #1874
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amadeo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amadeo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.