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Amos Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Amos?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Amos, ranked the 655th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Amos has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #105 in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1922 with 558 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Amos was 79 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1910-1915, and 2008-2014 the name Amos took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Amos's popularity has steadily increased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Amos lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Amos?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Amos still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Amos (Girl)Amos (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 385 655
2017 < 5 -- 352 699
2016 < 5 -- 382 670
2015 < 5 -- 336 728
2014 < 5 -- 365 688
2013 < 5 -- 294 764
2012 < 5 -- 276 805
2011 < 5 -- 245 861
2010 < 5 -- 180 1,065
2009 < 5 -- 199 990
2008 < 5 -- 179 1,057
2007 < 5 -- 205 958
2006 < 5 -- 151 1,131
2005 < 5 -- 164 1,025
2004 < 5 -- 165 999
2003 < 5 -- 169 962
2002 < 5 -- 165 964
2001 < 5 -- 159 968
2000 < 5 -- 164 929
1999 < 5 -- 153 948
1998 < 5 -- 147 949
1997 < 5 -- 161 868
1996 < 5 -- 141 925
1995 < 5 -- 164 841
1994 < 5 -- 174 803
1993 < 5 -- 213 709
1992 < 5 -- 187 762
1991 < 5 -- 196 722
1990 < 5 -- 203 711
1989 < 5 -- 178 743
1988 < 5 -- 224 636
1987 < 5 -- 213 624
1986 < 5 -- 210 615
1985 < 5 -- 232 576
1984 < 5 -- 257 537
1983 < 5 -- 227 557
1982 < 5 -- 244 554
1981 < 5 -- 271 513
1980 < 5 -- 262 531
1979 < 5 -- 281 497
1978 < 5 -- 260 502
1977 < 5 -- 251 528
1976 < 5 -- 215 550
1975 < 5 -- 204 565
1974 < 5 -- 223 537
1973 < 5 -- 206 547
1972 < 5 -- 158 626
1971 < 5 -- 208 561
1970 < 5 -- 148 675
1969 6 6,643 182 579
1968 < 5 -- 154 612
1967 < 5 -- 189 543
1966 < 5 -- 179 567
1965 < 5 -- 225 507
1964 < 5 -- 201 558
1963 < 5 -- 209 550
1962 < 5 -- 230 524
1961 < 5 -- 256 493
1960 < 5 -- 261 490
1959 < 5 -- 260 486
1958 < 5 -- 284 465
1957 < 5 -- 251 493
1956 < 5 -- 251 478
1955 5 5,854 288 432
1954 5 5,770 281 429
1953 6 5,061 308 399
1952 < 5 -- 306 393
1951 < 5 -- 294 397
1950 < 5 -- 287 401
1949 < 5 -- 275 404
1948 < 5 -- 289 399
1947 < 5 -- 305 392
1946 < 5 -- 250 403
1945 < 5 -- 262 370
1944 < 5 -- 283 354
1943 < 5 -- 280 368
1942 < 5 -- 267 372
1941 < 5 -- 278 348
1940 5 4,380 278 341
1939 < 5 -- 277 333
1938 < 5 -- 296 321
1937 < 5 -- 288 320
1936 5 4,207 292 313
1935 < 5 -- 301 313
1934 < 5 -- 339 292
1933 < 5 -- 345 285
1932 < 5 -- 378 280
1931 < 5 -- 367 287
1930 < 5 -- 461 261
1929 < 5 -- 377 287
1928 5 4,750 439 270
1927 12 2,707 522 247
1926 5 4,873 454 268
1925 < 5 -- 489 258
1924 < 5 -- 506 256
1923 < 5 -- 506 249
1922 < 5 -- 558 237
1921 5 5,135 546 240
1920 5 5,005 493 246
1919 < 5 -- 523 231
1918 < 5 -- 523 229
1917 < 5 -- 462 236
1916 < 5 -- 478 223
1915 < 5 -- 474 219
1914 < 5 -- 367 217
1913 < 5 -- 312 210
1912 < 5 -- 243 221
1911 < 5 -- 168 182
1910 < 5 -- 124 208
1909 < 5 -- 116 191
1908 < 5 -- 119 181
1907 < 5 -- 125 173
1906 < 5 -- 118 166
1905 < 5 -- 102 182
1904 < 5 -- 96 187
1903 < 5 -- 83 191
1902 < 5 -- 95 179
1901 < 5 -- 83 176
1900 < 5 -- 125 168
1899 < 5 -- 79 179
1898 < 5 -- 96 169
1897 < 5 -- 94 165
1896 < 5 -- 110 150
1895 < 5 -- 96 162
1894 < 5 -- 108 142
1893 < 5 -- 105 142
1892 < 5 -- 117 136
1891 < 5 -- 104 132
1890 < 5 -- 114 127
1889 < 5 -- 114 124
1888 < 5 -- 94 161
1887 < 5 -- 104 126
1886 < 5 -- 121 120
1885 < 5 -- 114 121
1884 < 5 -- 137 110
1883 < 5 -- 113 114
1882 < 5 -- 134 109
1881 < 5 -- 102 117
1880 < 5 -- 128 105

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.