Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Amos

#598 most common boys' name of all time · #1,330 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#598
Rank overall
#1,330 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
36,600
Since 2016
3,994
Peak year
1922 #237
Best rank
#105 1880
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 558/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Amos is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 364 364 #730
2024 — 395 395 #687
2023 — 424 424 #647
2022 — 450 450 #621
2021 — 464 464 #599
2020 — 366 366 #696
2019 — 394 394 #667
2018 — 396 396 #647
2017 — 356 356 #693
2016 — 385 385 #669
2015 — 340 340 #725
2014 — 367 367 #686
2013 — 296 296 #762
2012 — 281 281 #800
2011 — 247 247 #859
2010 — 181 181 #1,059
2009 — 199 199 #992
2008 — 181 181 #1,046
2007 — 208 208 #949
2006 — 160 160 #1,097
2005 — 174 174 #990
2004 — 175 175 #957
2003 — 177 177 #926
2002 — 172 172 #930
2001 — 171 171 #912
2000 — 171 171 #908
1999 — 153 153 #948
1998 — 151 151 #932
1997 — 162 162 #866
1996 — 142 142 #922
1995 — 166 166 #833
1994 — 175 175 #802
1993 — 213 213 #709
1992 — 188 188 #757
1991 — 196 196 #723
1990 — 203 203 #712
1989 — 178 178 #743
1988 — 225 225 #636
1987 — 213 213 #624
1986 — 210 210 #615
1985 — 232 232 #577
1984 — 258 258 #536
1983 — 227 227 #558
1982 — 244 244 #553
1981 — 272 272 #511
1980 — 262 262 #531
1979 — 281 281 #495
1978 — 260 260 #502
1977 — 252 252 #526
1976 — 216 216 #549
1975 — 204 204 #565
1974 — 222 222 #538
1973 — 206 206 #547
1972 — 158 158 #625
1971 — 208 208 #562
1970 — 148 148 #672
1969 6 182 188 #579
1968 — 154 154 #613
1967 — 189 189 #543
1966 — 179 179 #567
1965 — 224 224 #508
1964 — 202 202 #554
1963 — 209 209 #550
1962 — 230 230 #524
1961 — 256 256 #495
1960 — 261 261 #490
1959 — 260 260 #486
1958 — 285 285 #463
1957 — 251 251 #493
1956 — 251 251 #479
1955 5 287 292 #433
1954 5 282 287 #427
1953 6 307 313 #399
1952 — 306 306 #393
1951 — 294 294 #397
1950 — 287 287 #401
1949 — 275 275 #404
1948 — 289 289 #399
1947 — 305 305 #392
1946 — 250 250 #403
1945 — 262 262 #371
1944 — 283 283 #354
1943 — 280 280 #368
1942 — 267 267 #373
1941 — 278 278 #348
1940 5 278 283 #341
1939 — 277 277 #332
1938 — 296 296 #321
1937 — 288 288 #321
1936 5 292 297 #313
1935 — 301 301 #313
1934 — 339 339 #293
1933 — 345 345 #285
1932 — 377 377 #280
1931 — 367 367 #287
1930 — 461 461 #261
1929 — 377 377 #288
1928 5 439 444 #270
1927 12 523 535 #247
1926 5 454 459 #268
1925 — 489 489 #258
1924 — 506 506 #256
1923 — 506 506 #250
1922 — 558 558 #237
1921 5 546 551 #240
1920 5 493 498 #246
1919 — 523 523 #231
1918 — 523 523 #229
1917 — 462 462 #236
1916 — 478 478 #223
1915 — 474 474 #219
1914 — 367 367 #217
1913 — 312 312 #210
1912 — 243 243 #221
1911 — 168 168 #182
1910 — 124 124 #208
1909 — 116 116 #191
1908 — 119 119 #180
1907 — 125 125 #173
1906 — 118 118 #166
1905 — 102 102 #182
1904 — 96 96 #187
1903 — 83 83 #191
1902 — 95 95 #179
1901 — 83 83 #176
1900 — 125 125 #168
1899 — 79 79 #179
1898 — 96 96 #169
1897 — 94 94 #165
1896 — 110 110 #150
1895 — 96 96 #163
1894 — 108 108 #142
1893 — 105 105 #142
1892 — 117 117 #137
1891 — 104 104 #134
1890 — 114 114 #127
1889 — 114 114 #124
1888 — 94 94 #161
1887 — 104 104 #126
1886 — 121 121 #120
1885 — 114 114 #121
1884 — 137 137 #110
1883 — 113 113 #113
1882 — 134 134 #109
1881 — 102 102 #117
1880 — 128 128 #105