Amos

Girl · recorded 1920–1969

  • 1969last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1969. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Amos.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Amos, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19204
19214
19264
192710
19284
19365
19404
19533
19543
19553
19694

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Amos isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1969
6
Rank in 1969
#6,617
How rare
1 in 281,169 girls
Since 1920
64

Amos was last recorded in 1969. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 10 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Amos doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.