Amen
Amen was the 2036th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1871st; the most babies were born in 2019 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved down 165 places. More babies were named Amen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,036 boys, up 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73boys
- Girls and boys
- 43% girls, 57% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201979 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,161babies recorded
Amen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,909 | #2,036 | 37 | 73 |
| 2020 | #2,197 | #2,140 | 82 | 65 |
| 2010 | #6,398 | #3,243 | 20 | 34 |
| 2000 | — | #6,866 | — | 9 |
| 1990 | — | #5,849 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | #6,290 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Amen, counting every spelling?
Amen is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amen | 73 | #2,036 | 354 |
| Amine | 8 | #8,957 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amen?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amen (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amen 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 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amen?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Amen are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Amen 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.
Amen by state
How common Amen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.2×), Washington (3.0×), Georgia (2.2×). In 43 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 Amen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amen
How popular is the name Amen?
Amen was the 2036th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1871st; the most babies were born in 2019 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved down 165 places. More babies were named Amen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 43% girls, 57% boys given the name Amen in the US.
Where is Amen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amen was most common in Virginia (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Georgia.