Boys' name · since 1909
Amedeo
667 babies named Amedeo in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 667
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
667 boys have been named Amedeo since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Amedeo has 667 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2024.
- #6,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 667 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amedeo ranks #6,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 667 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 667
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Amedeo's 667 recorded births place it above 85.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Amedeo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amedeo's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amedeo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2024
- Peak year (1917)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Amedeo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (158 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Amedeo's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Amedeo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
144 births
- 1920s
1920s
158 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 158 births (24% of all-time use).
How Amedeo 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 Amedeo's total volume
Amedeo by state
Where Amedeo concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 117 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 2.5% |
117 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Amedeo's data
- Amedeo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Amedeos (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amedeo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1909–2024 (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 Amedeo 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.