Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Amadeus

Meaning love Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,634 Trend ↑ Rising 63%

From Latin Amadeus, from Latin amo (“love”) + deus (“god”).

Rank 2025
#1,634
among boys · ↓359 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
103
named Amadeus · -33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,583
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
154 babies
All-time total
1,720
#3,624 all-time among boys
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Amadeus popularity over time

1,720 babies have been named Amadeus since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
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1910s – – – –
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1980s 70 7 – #2,949
1990s 163 16 +133% #3,018
2000s 326 33 +100% #2,717
2010s 566 57 +74% #1,919
2020s (to 2025) 595 99 +75% #1,275

Where Amadeus is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 111 0.07 outside top 500
2027 119 0.07 outside top 500
2028 126 0.07 outside top 500
2029 132 0.08 outside top 500
2030 137 0.08 outside top 500

Where Amadeus is most popular

Boys named Amadeus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Nevada, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Amadeus born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 88 0.096 +64%
Nevada 5 0.088 +49%
Texas 69 0.078 +33%
Florida 35 0.074 +26%
Colorado 8 0.062 +5%
Illinois 15 0.059 ≈ national
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -28%
Arizona 6 0.037 -38%
New York 12 0.028 -53%
Ohio 7 0.026 -55%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -58%
Georgia 5 0.020 -66%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amadeus

Amadeus is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,634 in 2025 with 103 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 1,720 American babies have been named Amadeus. Its peak came in 2024, when 154 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amadeus stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amadeus?

The median living Amadeus is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 19. An estimated 1,700 people named Amadeus are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amadeus year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 103 #1,634
2024 154 #1,275
2023 101 #1,682
2022 71 #2,097
2021 79 #1,916
2020 87 #1,758
2019 71 #2,044
2018 69 #2,065
2017 75 #1,919
2016 63 #2,170
2015 67 #2,086
2014 40 #2,889
2013 54 #2,337
2012 51 #2,451
2011 36 #3,116
2010 40 #2,916
2009 35 #3,227
2008 45 #2,717
2007 30 #3,513
2006 40 #2,834
2005 32 #3,172
2004 26 #3,538
2003 28 #3,282
2002 32 #2,884
2001 34 #2,746
2000 24 #3,426
1995 11 #5,136
1990 12 #4,416
1985 11 #3,810
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Famous people named Amadeus

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Savoyard nobleman and antipope (1383–1451) Medieval
  2. 2 Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472 1435–1472 · Medieval
  3. 3 Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383 1334–1383 · Medieval
  4. 4 Amadeus V, Count of Savoy Amadeus V, Count of Savoy Count of Savoy 1249–1323 · Medieval
  5. 5 Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391 1360–1391 · Medieval
  6. 6 Amadeus III, Count of Savoy Amadeus III, Count of Savoy Count of Savoy from 1103 to 1148 1095–1148 · Medieval
  7. 7 Amadeus I, Count of Savoy Amadeus I, Count of Savoy Count of the House of Savoy (c. 1016–c. 1051) Medieval
  8. 8 Amadeus II, Count of Savoy Count of Savoy (1078-1080) 1050–1080 · Medieval
  9. 9 Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy Italian noble (1197–1253) Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amadeus, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amadeus?

The median living Amadeus is about 9 years old. Half of all living Amadeuss are between 3 and 19 years old.

How many people named Amadeus are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Amadeus are alive in the United States, based on 1,720 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amadeus mean?

From Latin Amadeus, from Latin amo (“love”) + deus (“god”).

How popular is the name Amadeus in 2025?

Amadeus ranked #1,634 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 103 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amadeus?

1,720 babies have been named Amadeus in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amadeus most popular?

Amadeus peaked in 2024, when 154 newborns received the name.

Is Amadeus a boy or girl name?

Amadeus is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amadeus rising or falling?

Amadeus is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amadeus become more popular?

Amadeus is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 137 boys named Amadeus in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amadeus?

Well-known people named Amadeus include Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (nobleman), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (nobleman), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (politician).

Names like Amadeus

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