Recorded 1914–1936 Boys' name Peak 1924 91 births

Amous — boys' name

91 babies named Amous in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s411930s39
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Amous was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

13 babies were named Amous in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amous

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Amous between 1914 and 1936, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amous performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amous shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amous 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 91 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.

Amous at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

91

Since 1914

23 years of records

Peak year

1924

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1914

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1936

Amous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1914

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1924)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 193619341933193119301928192719261924192019191914 5

Amous by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
41 births that decade — 45% of Amous's all-time total
1910s111920s411930s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amous?
91 babies have been named Amous since 1914. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1924 with 13 births.
When was Amous most popular?
Amous was most popular in the 1920s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Amous been used?
Amous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 23 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Amous?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amos, Amon, Amonte, Amogh, 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, 1914–1936 (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.