# Amos (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/amos/  
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 | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “to carry”, “a burden” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.məs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 36,600 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 36,536 / 64 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,038, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5 | 5,005 |
| 1921 | 5 | 5,135 |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,872 |
| 1927 | 12 | 2,707 |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,751 |
| 1936 | 5 | 4,206 |
| 1940 | 5 | 4,381 |
| 1953 | 6 | 5,061 |
| 1954 | 5 | 5,770 |
| 1955 | 5 | 5,854 |
| 1969 | 6 | 6,644 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 247 | 859 |
| 2012 | 281 | 800 |
| 2013 | 296 | 762 |
| 2014 | 367 | 686 |
| 2015 | 340 | 726 |
| 2016 | 385 | 669 |
| 2017 | 356 | 693 |
| 2018 | 396 | 647 |
| 2019 | 394 | 667 |
| 2020 | 366 | 696 |
| 2021 | 464 | 599 |
| 2022 | 450 | 620 |
| 2023 | 424 | 647 |
| 2024 | 395 | 687 |
| 2025 | 364 | 730 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 976 |
| 2012 | 32 | 927 |
| 2013 | 32 | 910 |
| 2014 | 44 | 730 |
| 2015 | 47 | 702 |
| 2016 | 51 | 681 |
| 2017 | 48 | 719 |
| 2018 | 58 | 619 |
| 2019 | 52 | 663 |
| 2020 | 68 | 544 |
| 2021 | 65 | 584 |
| 2022 | 75 | 524 |
| 2023 | 74 | 525 |
| 2024 | 47 | 737 |
| 2025 | 52 | 687 |

## People named Amos

- John Amos Comenius, Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
- Amos, 8th-century BCE Israelite biblical prophet, Christian saint, traditionally linked to the B
- Amos Bronson Alcott, American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
- Amos Eaton, American botanist (1776-1842)
- Amos Lee, American singer-songwriter
- Amos Pieper, German association football player
- Amos Burn, British chess player (1848-1925)
- Amos Dolbear, American physicist (1837-1910)
- Amos Milburn, American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist (1927–1980)
- Amos Kendall, American politician (1789–1869)
- Amos Deacon, field hockey player (1904–1982)
- Amos Arthur Heller, American botanist (1867-1944)

## 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.