Unisex name · since 1975
Amen
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,259 babies named Amen, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,259
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amen is the #2044 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,259 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amen has been recorded 1,259 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #2044 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,044 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,259 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amen ranks #4,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,044 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,259 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,259
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amen's 1,259 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amen compares
1,259 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
Amen's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,259 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amen splits its recorded history at 2005: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Amen popularity over time - girls
902 total births recorded since 1998 (Amen as girls' name)
Amen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (568 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Amen's strongest decade.
568 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Amen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 158
2000s
158 births
- 2010s
2010s
568 births
- 2020s
2020s
419 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 568 births (45% of all-time use).
How Amen 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 Amen's total volume
Amen by state
Where Amen concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 73 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 63 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 53 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 51 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 39 | 3.1% |
| #7 | District of Columbia | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 16 | 1.3% |
103 of 1,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Amen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amen's data
- Amen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (568 total births) through the 2020s (419) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amens (103 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Amen 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.