US rank #3150 Boys' name Peak 2002 4,290 births

Ammon — #3150 US boys' name

4,290 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.

1880s321890s281900s181910s1141920s1291930s971940s1071950s781960s861970s3091980s4531990s6832000s11132010s8182020s225
#3150
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ammon was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

133 babies were named Ammon in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ammon

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,290 babies named Ammon between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ammon currently holds the #3150 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 133 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ammon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ammon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 1,104 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Ammon in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ammon 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 4,290 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.

Ammon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,290

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2002

133 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,150

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ammon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
133
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Ammon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,113 births that decade — 26% of Ammon's all-time total
1880s321890s281900s181910s1141920s1291930s971940s1071950s781960s861970s3091980s4531990s6832000s11132010s8182020s225

Ammon by state

Where Ammon concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ammon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
1,104 25.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
226 5.3%
#3 Arizona
182 4.2%
#4 California
158 3.7%
#5 Idaho
77 1.8%
#6 Ohio
71 1.7%
#7 Washington
70 1.6%
#8 Texas
25 0.6%
Utah share of Ammon's total US births 25.7%
Even split

1,104 of 4,290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Ammon appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ammon?
4,290 babies have been named Ammon since 1881. It currently ranks #3150 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 133 births.
When was Ammon most popular?
Ammon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,113 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Ammon most popular?
The top states for the name Ammon are Utah (1,104 births), Pennsylvania (226 births), Arizona (182 births).
How long has the name Ammon been used?
Ammon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ammon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ammar, Ammaar, Ammiel, Amman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1881–2024 (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.