Amador
Amador was the 4254th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 1992 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 473 places. More babies were named Amador in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #4,254 boys, up 609 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199252 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,372babies recorded
Amador popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,254 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,863 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,076 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,088 | 48 |
| 1990 | #2,012 | 37 |
| 1980 | #1,378 | 47 |
| 1970 | #1,704 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 29 |
| 1950 | #1,465 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,474 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,967 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amador, counting every spelling?
Amador has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Amador?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amador (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amador 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amador.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amador?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Amador are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 23 and 56. That makes Amador mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Amador by state
How common Amador was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.7×), Texas (1.9×). In 49 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 Amador: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amador, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amador
How popular is the name Amador?
Amador was the 4254th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 1992 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 473 places. More babies were named Amador in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Amador a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amador in the US.
Where is Amador most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amador was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.