Boys' name · since 1985
Amadeus
1,720 babies named Amadeus in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,640 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,720
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amadeus currently ranks #1640 among boys' names in America, with 1,720 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadeus has been recorded 1,720 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #1640 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #3,623 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,640 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,720 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadeus ranks #3,623 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,640 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,720 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,640 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,720
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amadeus's 1,720 recorded births place it above 92.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amadeus compares
1,720 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Amadeus's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amadeus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,720 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amadeus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amadeus splits its recorded history at 2005: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 154 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amadeus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Amadeus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (595 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Amadeus's strongest decade.
595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Amadeus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 163
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
326 births
- 2010s
2010s
566 births
- 2020s
2020s
595 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 595 births (35% of all-time use).
How Amadeus 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 Amadeus's total volume
Amadeus by state
Where Amadeus concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 276 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 197 | 11.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 48 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.4% |
276 of 1,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Amadeus appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Amadeuss (276 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amadeus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
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, 1985–2025 (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 Amadeus 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.