Amadeus
Amadeus was the 1634th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1275th with 154 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 452 places. More babies were named Amadeus in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,634 boys, up 124 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 103boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024154 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,720babies recorded
Amadeus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,634 | 103 |
| 2020 | #1,758 | 87 |
| 2010 | #2,916 | 40 |
| 2000 | #3,426 | 24 |
| 1990 | #4,416 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amadeus, counting every spelling?
Amadeus has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,530 for boys in 2025, against #1,634 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Amadeus?
103 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amadeus (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amadeus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amadeus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amadeus?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Amadeus are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 20. That makes Amadeus a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amadeus by state
How common Amadeus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amadeus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amadeus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amadeus
How popular is the name Amadeus?
Amadeus was the 1634th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1275th with 154 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 452 places. More babies were named Amadeus in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amadeus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amadeus in the US.
Where is Amadeus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amadeus was most common in California (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nevada and Texas.