Unisex name · since 1913

Amando

1,253 babies named Amando in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,772 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,253
born since 1913
1990s
peak decade

Yes -- Amando is the #9772 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,253 recorded since 1913.

Amando has 1,253 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9772 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #4,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,772 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,253 born since 1913
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amando ranks #4,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,772 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,253 born since 1913, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,772 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,253
born since 1913
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.8%
Amando vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amando's 1,253 recorded births place it above 90.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Amando compares

1,253 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Amando's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amando Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,253 369 358,536
Peak-year births 28 34 22,252

Amando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amando's full recorded timeline at 1972, 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 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amando popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
28
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
0102030 191319281945196019741988200220162025 7

Amando popularity over time - girls

134 total births recorded since 1978 (Amando as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 134 births
05101520 19781980198219851987198919911993 5

Amando by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 15% of the file).

1990s was Amando's strongest decade.

182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Amando births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (15% of all-time use).

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

How Amando 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 Amando's total volume

Amando vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -68, 5.4%-33, 5.9%-33, 7.1%-32, 14.6%-134, 3.9%-113, 4.8%-44, 5.1%-79, 5.7%-101, 6.1%-145, 2.2%-42, 5.5%-52, 4.2%-53, 4.4%-75, 5.2%-35, 7.6%Amando-113, 2.2%Amando
Amando vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Amando by state

Where Amando concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Amando
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
410 32.7%
#2 California
65 5.2%
Texas share of Amando's total US births 32.7%
Even split

410 of 1,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amando?
Amando has been given to 1,253 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,441 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #9,772 of 13,930. 28 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Amando sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amando ranks #4,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,772 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 Amando most popular?
Amando was most popular in the 1990s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Amando most popular?
The top states for the name Amando are Texas (410 births), California (65 births).
Is Amando a unisex name?
Yes, Amando is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,253 births, and as a girl's name it has 134 births.
How long has the name Amando been used?
Records for Amando go back to 1913, giving 113 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Amando?
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 Amando's data

  • Amando's decade-level peak was the 1990s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Amandos (410 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 Amando

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amando: 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, 1913–2025 (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 Amando 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.