Is Amos a boy or girl name?
Amos is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 386 boys were named Amos, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 36,209 US babies named Amos were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #697
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Amos since 1880
- 36,209
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 558 babies
Boys and girls named Amos, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,023 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,062 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,674 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 4,891 | 32 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 3,343 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1940s | 2,767 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,811 | 16 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 2,086 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 2,155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,321 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,746 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,778 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,240 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,087 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 386 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 423 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 450 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 464 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 364 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 394 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 395 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 356 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 385 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 340 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 367 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 296 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 279 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 247 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 199 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 181 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 205 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 173 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 171 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 176 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 172 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 171 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 171 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 153 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 151 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 162 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 141 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 165 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 175 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 213 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 187 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 196 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 203 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 178 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 225 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 213 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 210 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 232 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 258 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 227 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 244 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 272 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 262 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 281 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 260 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 252 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 216 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 204 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 222 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 206 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 158 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 208 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 148 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 182 | #579 | 6 | #6,646 |
| 1968 | 154 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 189 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 179 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 224 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 202 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 209 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 230 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 256 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 261 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 260 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 285 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 251 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 251 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 288 | #432 | 5 | #5,854 |
| 1954 | 282 | #427 | 5 | #5,770 |
| 1953 | 307 | #399 | 6 | #5,061 |
| 1952 | 306 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 294 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 287 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 275 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 289 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 305 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 250 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 262 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 283 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 280 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 267 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 278 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 278 | #341 | 5 | #4,381 |
| 1939 | 277 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 296 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 288 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 292 | #312 | 5 | #4,206 |
| 1935 | 301 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 339 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 345 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 377 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 367 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 461 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 377 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 439 | #270 | 5 | #4,751 |
| 1927 | 523 | #247 | 12 | #2,707 |
| 1926 | 454 | #268 | 5 | #4,872 |
| 1925 | 489 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 506 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 506 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 558 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 546 | #240 | 5 | #5,135 |
| 1920 | 493 | #246 | 5 | #5,005 |
| 1919 | 523 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 523 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 462 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 478 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 474 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 367 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 312 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 243 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 168 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 124 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 116 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 119 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 125 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 118 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 102 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 96 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 83 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 95 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 83 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 125 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 79 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 96 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 94 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 110 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 96 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 108 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 105 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 117 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 104 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 114 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 114 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 94 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 104 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 121 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 114 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 137 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 113 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 134 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 102 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 128 | #105 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amos reached #105 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #2,707 in 1927. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amos
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.