Boys' name · since 1990

Amman

87 babies named Amman in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,273 of 45,481
all-time among boys
87
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Amman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 87 have been recorded since 1990.

Social Security Administration records show Amman recorded 87 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2010.

  • #18,273 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 87 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amman ranks #18,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,273 of 45,481
all-time among boys
87
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Amman's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% 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.

Amman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amman's full recorded timeline at 2001, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
468101214 19901991199819992000200120032005200620092010 7

Amman by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Amman's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Amman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amman? ▼
87 babies have been named Amman since 1990. All-time, it sits at #18,273 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
Where does Amman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amman ranks #18,273 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 Amman most popular? ▼
Amman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Amman been used? ▼
Amman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 21 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Amman? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ammon, Ammar, Ammaar, Ammiel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Amman's data

  • Amman's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Amman

Nearby Names Like Amman

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

Ammon Boy
#2799 4,339 births
Ammar Boy
#1242 3,083 births
Ammaar Boy
239 births
Ammiel Boy
#12910 94 births
Ammanuel Boy
#11183 65 births

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Amato
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amman: 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, 1990–2010 (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 Amman 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.