Boys' name · since 1908
Amador
3,372 babies named Amador in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,372
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Amador currently ranks #4262 among boys' names in America, with 3,372 babies recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Amador recorded 3,372 times among boys since 1908, holding rank #4262 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #2,345 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,262 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,372 born since 1908
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amador ranks #2,345 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,262 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,372 born since 1908, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,372
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Amador's 3,372 recorded births place it above 94.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Amador compares
3,372 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Amador's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amador | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amador's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amador's full recorded timeline at 1968, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amador popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Amador by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (425 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Amador's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Amador births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s 71
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
267 births
- 1930s
1930s
260 births
- 1940s
1940s
290 births
- 1950s
1950s
300 births
- 1960s
1960s
292 births
- 1970s
1970s
383 births
- 1980s
1980s
348 births
- 1990s
1990s
425 births
- 2000s
2000s
340 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 425 births (13% of all-time use).
How Amador 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 Amador's total volume
Amador by state
Where Amador concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,399 | 41.5% |
| #2 | California | | 818 | 24.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 10 | 0.3% |
1,399 of 3,372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Amador's data
- Amador's decade-level peak was the 1990s (425 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Amadors (1,399 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amador: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Amador 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.