Boys' name · since 1881
Ammon
4,339 babies named Ammon in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,339
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,339 babies have been named Ammon since 1881, making it today's #2799 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ammon recorded 4,339 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #2799 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #1,956 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,799 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,339 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ammon ranks #1,956 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,799 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,339 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,339
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ammon's 4,339 recorded births place it above 95.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Ammon compares
4,339 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Ammon's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ammon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,339 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ammon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ammon's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 133, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ammon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Ammon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,115 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Ammon's strongest decade.
1,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ammon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 32
1880s
32 births
- 1890s 28
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s 114
1910s
114 births
- 1920s 129
1920s
129 births
- 1930s 97
1930s
97 births
- 1940s 107
1940s
107 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 309
1970s
309 births
- 1980s
1980s
453 births
- 1990s
1990s
684 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,115 births
- 2010s
2010s
819 births
- 2020s 270
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,115 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ammon 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 Ammon's total volume
Ammon by state
Where Ammon concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 1,120 | 25.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 233 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 182 | 4.2% |
| #4 | California | | 158 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Idaho | | 77 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 76 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 70 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 25 | 0.6% |
1,120 of 4,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ammon appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ammon's data
- Ammon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,115 total births); usage has since declined to 270 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Ammons (1,120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ammon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Ammon 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.