Amos is an established boys' name that peaked in 1922 and remains in steady use.
Amos is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #730 for boy births in the United States (and #1,468 across all names), given to 364 babies. Amos was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (558 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 364 | 364 | — | #730 |
| 2024 | 395 | 395 | — | #687 |
| 2023 | 424 | 424 | — | #647 |
| 2022 | 450 | 450 | — | #620 |
| 2021 | 464 | 464 | — | #599 |
| 2020 | 366 | 366 | — | #696 |
| 2019 | 394 | 394 | — | #667 |
| 2018 | 396 | 396 | — | #647 |
| 2017 | 356 | 356 | — | #693 |
| 2016 | 385 | 385 | — | #669 |
| 2015 | 340 | 340 | — | #726 |
| 2014 | 367 | 367 | — | #686 |
| 2013 | 296 | 296 | — | #762 |
| 2012 | 281 | 281 | — | #800 |
| 2011 | 247 | 247 | — | #859 |
| 2010 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,059 |
| 2009 | 199 | 199 | — | #991 |
| 2008 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,048 |
| 2007 | 208 | 208 | — | #949 |
| 2006 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,097 |
| 2005 | 174 | 174 | — | #991 |
| 2004 | 175 | 175 | — | #957 |
| 2003 | 177 | 177 | — | #926 |
| 2002 | 172 | 172 | — | #930 |
| 2001 | 171 | 171 | — | #912 |
| 2000 | 171 | 171 | — | #907 |
| 1999 | 153 | 153 | — | #948 |
| 1998 | 151 | 151 | — | #932 |
| 1997 | 162 | — | — | #867 |
| 1996 | 142 | — | — | #922 |
| 1995 | 166 | — | — | #833 |
| 1994 | 175 | — | — | #802 |
| 1993 | 213 | — | — | #709 |
| 1992 | 188 | — | — | #757 |
| 1991 | 196 | — | — | #723 |
| 1990 | 203 | — | — | #712 |
| 1989 | 178 | — | — | #743 |
| 1988 | 225 | — | — | #635 |
| 1987 | 213 | — | — | #624 |
| 1986 | 210 | — | — | #615 |
| 1985 | 232 | — | — | #577 |
| 1984 | 258 | — | — | #536 |
| 1983 | 227 | — | — | #558 |
| 1982 | 244 | — | — | #553 |
| 1981 | 272 | — | — | #511 |
| 1980 | 262 | — | — | #531 |
| 1979 | 281 | — | — | #495 |
| 1978 | 260 | — | — | #502 |
| 1977 | 252 | — | — | #526 |
| 1976 | 216 | — | — | #549 |
| 1975 | 204 | — | — | #565 |
| 1974 | 222 | — | — | #537 |
| 1973 | 206 | — | — | #547 |
| 1972 | 158 | — | — | #625 |
| 1971 | 208 | — | — | #562 |
| 1970 | 148 | — | — | #673 |
| 1969 | 188 | — | #6,644 | #579 |
| 1968 | 154 | — | — | #613 |
| 1967 | 189 | — | — | #543 |
| 1966 | 179 | — | — | #567 |
| 1965 | 224 | — | — | #508 |
| 1964 | 202 | — | — | #554 |
| 1963 | 209 | — | — | #550 |
| 1962 | 230 | — | — | #524 |
| 1961 | 256 | — | — | #494 |
| 1960 | 261 | — | — | #490 |
| 1959 | 260 | — | — | #486 |
| 1958 | 285 | — | — | #463 |
| 1957 | 251 | — | — | #493 |
| 1956 | 251 | — | — | #479 |
| 1955 | 292 | — | #5,854 | #433 |
| 1954 | 287 | — | #5,770 | #427 |
| 1953 | 313 | — | #5,061 | #399 |
| 1952 | 306 | — | — | #393 |
| 1951 | 294 | — | — | #397 |
| 1950 | 287 | — | — | #401 |
| 1949 | 275 | — | — | #404 |
| 1948 | 289 | — | — | #399 |
| 1947 | 305 | — | — | #392 |
| 1946 | 250 | — | — | #403 |
| 1945 | 262 | — | — | #371 |
| 1944 | 283 | — | — | #354 |
| 1943 | 280 | — | — | #368 |
| 1942 | 267 | — | — | #372 |
| 1941 | 278 | — | — | #348 |
| 1940 | 283 | — | #4,381 | #341 |
| 1939 | 277 | — | — | #332 |
| 1938 | 296 | — | — | #321 |
| 1937 | 288 | — | — | #320 |
| 1936 | 297 | — | #4,206 | #312 |
| 1935 | 301 | — | — | #313 |
| 1934 | 339 | — | — | #293 |
| 1933 | 345 | — | — | #285 |
| 1932 | 377 | — | — | #280 |
| 1931 | 367 | — | — | #287 |
| 1930 | 461 | — | — | #261 |
| 1929 | 377 | — | — | #288 |
| 1928 | 444 | — | #4,751 | #270 |
| 1927 | 535 | — | #2,707 | #247 |
| 1926 | 459 | — | #4,872 | #268 |
| 1925 | 489 | — | — | #258 |
| 1924 | 506 | — | — | #256 |
| 1923 | 506 | — | — | #250 |
| 1922 | 558 | — | — | #237 |
| 1921 | 551 | — | #5,135 | #240 |
| 1920 | 498 | — | #5,005 | #246 |
| 1919 | 523 | — | — | #231 |
| 1918 | 523 | — | — | #229 |
| 1917 | 462 | — | — | #236 |
| 1916 | 478 | — | — | #223 |
| 1915 | 474 | — | — | #219 |
| 1914 | 367 | — | — | #217 |
| 1913 | 312 | — | — | #210 |
| 1912 | 243 | — | — | #221 |
| 1911 | 168 | — | — | #182 |
| 1910 | 124 | — | — | #208 |
| 1909 | 116 | — | — | #191 |
| 1908 | 119 | — | — | #181 |
| 1907 | 125 | — | — | #173 |
| 1906 | 118 | — | — | #166 |
| 1905 | 102 | — | — | #182 |
| 1904 | 96 | — | — | #187 |
| 1903 | 83 | — | — | #191 |
| 1902 | 95 | — | — | #179 |
| 1901 | 83 | — | — | #176 |
| 1900 | 125 | — | — | #168 |
| 1899 | 79 | — | — | #179 |
| 1898 | 96 | — | — | #169 |
| 1897 | 94 | — | — | #165 |
| 1896 | 110 | — | — | #150 |
| 1895 | 96 | — | — | #162 |
| 1894 | 108 | — | — | #142 |
| 1893 | 105 | — | — | #142 |
| 1892 | 117 | — | — | #136 |
| 1891 | 104 | — | — | #132 |
| 1890 | 114 | — | — | #127 |
| 1889 | 114 | — | — | #124 |
| 1888 | 94 | — | — | #161 |
| 1887 | 104 | — | — | #126 |
| 1886 | 121 | — | — | #120 |
| 1885 | 114 | — | — | #121 |
| 1884 | 137 | — | — | #110 |
| 1883 | 113 | — | — | #114 |
| 1882 | 134 | — | — | #109 |
| 1881 | 102 | — | — | #117 |
| 1880 | 128 | — | — | #105 |