Amen Boy & girl
How popular is Amen?
#2,035 boy name in 2025
73 baby boys were named Amen in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name. Another 37 girls got the name (#3,902 for girls).
Amen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,035 for boys (▲ 98 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 73 boys, 37 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,870 in 2015, #2,139 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (79 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,870 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 54% boys, 46% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Amen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ayman family of names ranked #503 for boys in 2025 (#510 the year before), with 588 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ayman | 196 | 33% |
| Amin | 106 | 18% |
| Amen | 73 | 12% |
| Aman | 61 | 10% |
| Ammon | 45 | 8% |
| Amon | 40 | 7% |
| Aymen | 27 | 5% |
| Amun | 9 | 2% |
| Amine | 8 | 1% |
| Ahmon | 6 | 1% |
| Ahman | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Amen is most popular
Babies named Amen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 boys)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Amen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | #4,795 |
| 1980s | 23 | #5,453 |
| 1990s | 74 | #5,282 |
| 2000s | 158 | #3,719 |
| 2010s | 568 | #1,870 |
| 2020s | 419 | #1,942 |
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Questions
- Is Amen a boy or girl name?
- Amen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 54% of babies named Amen were boys and 46% were girls.
- How popular is the name Amen?
- 73 baby boys were named Amen in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name. Another 37 girls got the name (#3,902 for girls).
- When was Amen most popular?
- Amen peaked in 2019, when 79 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,870 in 2015.
- How many people are named Amen?
- 2,161 babies have been named Amen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,145 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Amen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Amen was most common in Virginia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.