Is Amen a boy or girl name?
Amen is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 47 girls and 69 boys were named Amen, so 40.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 42.1% of the 2,050 US babies named Amen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,130
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,327
- Babies named Amen since 1975
- 2,050
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Amen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 74 | 13 | 14.9% |
| 2000s | 158 | 83 | 34.4% |
| 2010s | 568 | 455 | 44.5% |
| 2020s | 346 | 313 | 47.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69 | #2,130 | 47 | #3,327 |
| 2023 | 77 | #1,985 | 56 | #2,979 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,409 | 64 | #2,694 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,942 | 64 | #2,674 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,139 | 82 | #2,194 |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,888 | 74 | #2,401 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,083 | 73 | #2,438 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 | 55 | #2,966 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,994 | 50 | #3,232 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,871 | 52 | #3,179 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,665 | 37 | #4,007 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,565 | 41 | #3,705 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,181 | 36 | #4,129 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,237 | 17 | #7,135 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,241 | 20 | #6,398 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,724 | 21 | #6,329 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,777 | 18 | #7,099 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,668 | 10 | #10,867 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,535 | 6 | #15,269 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,200 | 5 | #16,651 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,740 | 6 | #14,288 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,266 | 11 | #9,082 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,744 | 6 | #13,719 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,470 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,866 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,174 | 7 | #11,456 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,345 | 6 | #12,534 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,300 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,998 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,930 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,470 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,248 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,308 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,849 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,476 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,814 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,277 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,290 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,815 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,147 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,819 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amen reached #1,871 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #2,194 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.