Unisex name · since 1918

Amo

10 babies named Amo in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#54,591 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

Amo sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1918.

Social Security Administration records show Amo recorded 10 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1919.

  • #54,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amo ranks #54,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#54,591 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Amo's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Amo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Amo splits its recorded history at 1919: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births).

Amo popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5 19181919 5

Amo popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1922 (Amo as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1922 5

Amo by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Amo's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Amo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amo?
Since 1918, Social Security records show 10 babies named Amo. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #54,591 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1919. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 5 births.
Where does Amo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amo ranks #54,591 of 72,339 girls' 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 Amo most popular?
Amo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Amo a unisex name?
Yes, Amo is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 10 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Amo been used?
Records for Amo go back to 1918, giving 2 years of history through 1919.
What names are similar to Amo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amora, Amoura, Amor, Amoni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amo: 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, 1918–1919 (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 Amo 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.