Boys' name · since 1981

Amed

98 babies named Amed in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,503 of 45,481
all-time among boys
98
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Amed sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 98 recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amed has been recorded 98 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2022.

  • #17,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 98 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amed ranks #17,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,503 of 45,481
all-time among boys
98
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Amed's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Amed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amed's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
4681012 19811987199320002004201120192022 6

Amed by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 33% of the file).

2000s was Amed's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Amed births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amed? ▼
Amed has been given to 98 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,503 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 10 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Amed sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amed ranks #17,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amed most popular? ▼
Amed was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Amed been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Amed since 1981 -- 42 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Amed? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ameer, Americo, Ames, Ameen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Amed's data

  • Amed's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amed

Nearby Names Like Amed

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

Ameer Boy
#982 6,596 births
Americo Boy
#8944 2,911 births
Ames Boy
#1758 1,855 births
Ameen Boy
#2403 1,759 births
Amer Boy
#4422 1,438 births

Compare Amed side by side: Amed vs Ameer Amed vs Americo Amed vs Ames

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amed: 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, 1981–2022 (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 Amed 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.