Recorded 2008–2014 Boys' name Peak 2009 17 births

Amoz — boys' name

17 babies named Amoz in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 boys have been named Amoz since 2008, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

17
total births
2008–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Amoz was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Amoz in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amoz

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Amoz between 2008 and 2014, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amoz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amoz performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amoz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amoz 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 17 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.

Amoz at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

17

Since 2008

7 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2008

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2014

Amoz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2008

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 201420092008 5

Amoz by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 65% of Amoz's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amoz?
17 babies have been named Amoz since 2008. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Amoz most popular?
Amoz was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Amoz been used?
Amoz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 7 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Amoz?
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, 2008–2014 (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.