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Amado

15,600births recorded
5Countries
2Variants
1923Peak · Argentina
#1169United States 2025

Amado is a boy name family recorded 15,600 times in 5 countries since 1883. It ranks highest today in the United States (#1169 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1923, at 59.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Amador (France, Catalonia).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

All forms of Amado

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Amado Spanish 6,275 🇦🇷 Argentina #1584 1923 ▲ 35 %
Amado Spanish 4,769 🇺🇸 United States #1169 2025 ▲ 370 %
Amado Spanish 25 🇫🇷 France – 1945 –
Amado Spanish 15 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1945 –
Amador Spanish 3,372 🇺🇸 United States #4249 1908 ▼ 5 %
Amador Spanish 1,024 🇦🇷 Argentina #1191 1924 ▲ 495 %
Amador Spanish 115 🇫🇷 France – 1945 –
Amador Spanish 5 🇪🇸 Catalonia – 2000 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Argentina correlates closely with Amado's.

  1. 1Felix
  2. 2Dionisio
  3. 3Theodore
  4. 4Naomi
  5. 5Adèle
  6. 6Peter

How we grouped these names

  • Amado ↔ Amador — Wikidata “said to be the same as”

Questions about Amado

How popular is the name Amado?

In 2025 it ranked #1169 in the United States. Official registers record 15,600 births across 5 countries.

What is Amado in other languages?

Amador (Spanish).

When was Amado most popular?

It peaked in Argentina in 1923, at 59.4 births per 100,000.

Is Amado a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Amado is a boy name.