Amadeus
Derived from Latin, meaning "lover of God" or "beloved of God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,597 living Americans carry the first name Amadeus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Amadeus today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amadeus births was 2024 (153 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amadeus. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amadeus with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Amadeus is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 214,624 Americans
Peak year
2024
153 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,277
Tracked since 1985
Census
Amadeus in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 988 people with the first name Amadeus, which placed it at #12,555 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,555
National first-name rank
People counted
988
988 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amadeus
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amadeus is Hispanic at 42.1%. The next largest groups are White (28.0%) and Black (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amadeus described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amadeus at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.1% · 416
- White28.0% · 277
- Black or African American13.8% · 136
- Two or more races9.3% · 92
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 57
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 10
Popularity
Amadeus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amadeus from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 566 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amadeus by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amadeus during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amadeus' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Amadeus, while Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 41 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amadeus
The name Amadeus has its origins in the Latin language. It is a masculine name derived from the Latin words "amare" meaning "to love" and "deus" meaning "God". The name can be translated to mean "lover of God" or "one who loves God".
Amadeus was a relatively popular name during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods in Europe, particularly in Italy, Germany, and other regions influenced by Latin culture. It was often given to boys born into religious or scholarly families, reflecting the reverence for divine love and knowledge.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Amadeus can be found in the 7th century, referring to Amadeus, Bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France. Another notable early figure was Amadeus VIII, Count of Savoy, who lived from 1383 to 1451 and was also known as Antipope Felix V during the Western Schism.
The name gained particular prominence in the 18th century with the birth of the renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Mozart's middle name, Amadeus, was a tribute to his godparents and reflected the cultural significance of the name during that era.
Other notable historical figures with the name Amadeus include Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334-1383), who played a crucial role in the Hundred Years' War, and Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435-1472), who was also known as the Blessed Amadeus and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
In the 19th century, the name was immortalized in the play "Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer, which dramatized the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival Antonio Salieri. The play was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1984, further cementing the name's association with musical genius and artistic brilliance.
People
Amadeus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amadeus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amadeus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amadeus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,597 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amadeus going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 214,624 US residents.
Is Amadeus a common name?
We classify Amadeus as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,615 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amadeus most popular?
The single biggest year for Amadeus was 2024, when 153 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amadeus is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amadeus in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 988 people with the name Amadeus, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,555 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amadeus in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amadeus?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amadeus leans strongly male. 968 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 17 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amadeus?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amadeus is Hispanic at 42.1%. The next largest groups are White (28.0%) and Black (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amadeus most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Amadeus in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.1% (416 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amadeus in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amadeus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amadeus in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amadeus still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amadeus in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amadeus can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Amadeus?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.