US rank #4423 Boys' name Peak 1992 3,348 births

Amador — #4423 US boys' name

3,348 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.

1900s81910s711920s2671930s2601940s2901950s3001960s2921970s3831980s3481990s4252000s3402010s2582020s106
#4423
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Amador was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

52 babies were named Amador in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amador

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,348 babies named Amador between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amador currently holds the #4423 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amador performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 425 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Amador shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,399 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Amador in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amador in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,348 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amador at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,348

Since 1908

117 years of records

Peak year

1992

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,423

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1908

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amador popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
52
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Amador by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
425 births that decade — 13% of Amador's all-time total
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Amador by state

Where Amador concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Amador
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,399 41.8%
#2 California
812 24.3%
#3 New York
16 0.5%
#4 Illinois
15 0.4%
#5 New Mexico
10 0.3%
Texas share of Amador's total US births 41.8%
Even split

1,399 of 3,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amador?
3,348 babies have been named Amador since 1908. It currently ranks #4423 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 52 births.
When was Amador most popular?
Amador was most popular in the 1990s decade with 425 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Amador most popular?
The top states for the name Amador are Texas (1,399 births), California (812 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Amador been used?
Amador has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 117 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amador?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.