Amon
Amon was the 3038th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 823rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved up 557 places. More babies were named Amon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,038 boys, down 670 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202371 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,829babies recorded
Amon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,038 | 40 |
| 2020 | #2,368 | 56 |
| 2010 | #3,018 | 38 |
| 2000 | #2,527 | 37 |
| 1990 | #3,787 | 15 |
| 1980 | #1,967 | 28 |
| 1970 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1960 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,325 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,696 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,594 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,318 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,005 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amon, counting every spelling?
Amon is a spelling of Amin, a name family that ranked #923 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,038 for Amon on its own. Together these spellings went to 242 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amin | 106 | #1,603 | 483 |
| Aman | 61 | #2,285 | 302 |
| Amon | 40 | #3,038 | 268 |
| Amaan | 21 | #4,713 | 113 |
| Amun | 9 | #8,299 | 62 |
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 Amon?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amon 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amon?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Amon are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 10 and 40. That makes Amon mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Amon by state
How common Amon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.8×). In 44 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 Amon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amon
How popular is the name Amon?
Amon was the 3038th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 823rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved up 557 places. More babies were named Amon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Amon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amon in the US.
Where is Amon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amon was most common in Georgia (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan.