# Amadeus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/amadeus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “love”, “god” |
| Pronunciation | /ˌɑməˈdeɪʊs/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,720 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,720 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 74, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Amadeus is grouped under god and love.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36 | 3,116 |
| 2012 | 51 | 2,451 |
| 2013 | 54 | 2,337 |
| 2014 | 40 | 2,889 |
| 2015 | 67 | 2,086 |
| 2016 | 63 | 2,170 |
| 2017 | 75 | 1,919 |
| 2018 | 69 | 2,065 |
| 2019 | 71 | 2,044 |
| 2020 | 87 | 1,758 |
| 2021 | 79 | 1,916 |
| 2022 | 71 | 2,097 |
| 2023 | 101 | 1,682 |
| 2024 | 154 | 1,275 |
| 2025 | 103 | 1,634 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,112 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## In other languages

- French: Amédée
- Hungarian: Amadé
- Italian: Amedeo
- Latin: Amadeus
- Polish: Amadeusz
- Portuguese: Amadeu
- Spanish: Amadeo

## People named Amadeus

- Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy and Blessed
- Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Count of Savoy 1383-1391
- Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, Count of Savoy 1343-1383
- Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1285–1323)
- Amadeus III of Savoy, Count of Savoy from 1103 to 1148
- Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Count of Savoy 1233–1253
- Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Count of Maurienne
- Amadeus I, Count of Savoy, early count of the House of Savoy
- Amadeus William Grabau, American scientist (1870–1946)
- Amadeus August, German actor (1942-1992)
- Amadeus II of Geneva, Count of Geneva
- Amadeus II of Montfaucon, Count of Montbéliard and Lord of Montfaucon 1163-1195

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.