US rank #12370 Boys' name Peak 1917 667 births

Amedeo — #12370 US boys' name

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.

1900s51910s1441920s1581930s731940s491950s321960s461970s231980s51990s282000s272010s422020s35
#12370
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Amedeo was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

24 babies were named Amedeo in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amedeo

The Social Security Administration has registered 667 babies named Amedeo between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amedeo currently holds the #12370 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amedeo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Amedeo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Amedeo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amedeo 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 667 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.

Amedeo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

667

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1917

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#12,370

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amedeo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
24
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Amedeo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
158 births that decade — 24% of Amedeo's all-time total
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Amedeo by state

Where Amedeo concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Amedeo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
117 17.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
17 2.5%
New York share of Amedeo's total US births 17.5%
Even split

117 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amedeo?
667 babies have been named Amedeo since 1909. It currently ranks #12370 among boys. The peak year was 1917 with 24 births.
When was Amedeo most popular?
Amedeo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Amedeo most popular?
The top states for the name Amedeo are New York (117 births), Pennsylvania (17 births).
How long has the name Amedeo been used?
Amedeo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amedeo?
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.

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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, 1909–2024 (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.