In 2024, 386 boys in the United States were named Amos, making it the 697th most popular boy's name that year.
Its position has held steady, at 686th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 558 births.
Records for Amos go back to 1880, and 36,209 babies have been given the name since.
A Hebrew name meaning "carried" or "burden-bearer". Its biblical significance and simple sound have a gentle, spiritual quality.
Amos is of Hebrew origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 386 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Hebrew name meaning "carried" or "burden-bearer". Its biblical significance and simple sound have a gentle, spiritual quality.
Amos is of Hebrew origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 386 boys in the United States were named Amos, making it the 697th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 386 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.