Boys' name · since 1883

Amado

Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 4,769 babies named Amado, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,837 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,170 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,769
born since 1883
2020s
peak decade

Amado currently ranks #1170 among boys' names in America, with 4,769 babies recorded since 1883.

Amado has 4,769 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1170 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.

  • #1,837 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,170 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,769 born since 1883
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amado ranks #1,837 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,170 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,769 born since 1883, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,837 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,170 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,769
born since 1883
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.6%
Amado vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Amado's 4,769 recorded births place it above 95.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Amado compares

4,769 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Amado's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amado Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,769 369 358,536
Peak-year births 176 34 22,252

Amado's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amado's full recorded timeline at 1968, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 176 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amado popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
176
Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
050100150200 188319251940195519701985200020152025 176

Amado by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (869 births, 18% of the file).

2020s was Amado's strongest decade.

869 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Amado births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 869 births (18% of all-time use).

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

How Amado 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 Amado's total volume

Amado vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 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 -120, 2%-55, 8%-53, 5.8%-37, 8.5%-58, 5.4%-53, 7.5%-28, 7.3%-146, 2.6%-56, 8.8%-37, 5.8%-118, 1.6%-138, 2%-74, 2.6%-107, 3.8%-59, 6.5%Amado-143, 3.7%Amado
Amado vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Amado by state

Where Amado concentrates geographically, total births since 1883

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amado
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,763 37.0%
#2 California
1,021 21.4%
#3 New York
67 1.4%
#4 Arizona
53 1.1%
#5 Illinois
47 1.0%
#6 Florida
31 0.7%
#7 Washington
24 0.5%
#8 New Mexico
16 0.3%
Texas share of Amado's total US births 37.0%
Even split

1,763 of 4,769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Amado appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amado? ▼
4,769 babies have been named Amado since 1883. All-time, it sits at #1,837 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,170 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 176 births.
Where does Amado sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amado ranks #1,837 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,170 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 Amado most popular? ▼
Amado was most popular in the 2020s decade with 869 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Amado most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Amado are Texas (1,763 births), California (1,021 births), New York (67 births).
How long has the name Amado been used? ▼
Amado has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 143 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amado? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amari, Amare, Amar, Amarion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Amado's data

  • Texas records the most Amados (1,763 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.

Keep exploring Amado

Nearby Names Like Amado

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

Amari Boy
#185 31,994 births
Amare Boy
#2354 6,150 births
Amar Boy
#1391 4,989 births
Amarion Boy
#1295 4,423 births
Amador Boy
#4262 3,372 births

Compare Amado side by side: Amado vs Amari Amado vs Amare Amado vs Amar

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Amado

Jean #1169
25,039 births · Peak 1993
Mikael #1171
5,939 births · Peak 2023
Lux #1168
1,528 births · Peak 2022
Benaiah #1172
2,416 births · Peak 2025
Kilian #1167
2,690 births · Peak 2023
Korbin #1173
9,334 births · Peak 2014
Denzel #1166
11,738 births · Peak 1993
Eythan #1174
1,054 births · Peak 2025

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amado: 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, 1883–2025 (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 Amado 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.