Amado
Amado was the 1169th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 176 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 897th; the most babies were born in 2025 (176). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,641 places. More babies were named Amado in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,169 boys, up 547 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 176boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,769babies recorded
Amado popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,169 | 176 |
| 2020 | #1,716 | 90 |
| 2010 | #3,533 | 30 |
| 2000 | #1,742 | 64 |
| 1990 | #1,587 | 52 |
| 1980 | #1,498 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,374 | 37 |
| 1960 | #1,382 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,256 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,398 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,216 | 34 |
| 1920 | #1,697 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,198 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amado, counting every spelling?
Amado has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,109 for boys in 2025, against #1,169 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Amado?
176 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amado (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amado 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amado.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amado?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Amado are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 7 and 49. That makes Amado mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Amado by state
How common Amado was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.8×), Arizona (2.6×), Texas (2.5×), Washington (1.6×). In 40 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 Amado: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amado, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amado
How popular is the name Amado?
Amado was the 1169th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 176 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 897th; the most babies were born in 2025 (176). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,641 places. More babies were named Amado in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amado a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amado in the US.
Where is Amado most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amado was most common in California (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Texas.