Ammon
Of Arabic origin, meaning "divine craftsman" or "prosperous".
Name Census estimates that about 3,734 living Americans carry the first name Ammon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ammon today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ammon births was 2002 (133 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ammon. 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.
People living today
3.7K
~ 1 in 91,793 Americans
Peak year
2002
133 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,154
Tracked since 1881
Census
Ammon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,347 people with the first name Ammon, which placed it at #5,198 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
#5,198
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,347 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ammon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ammon is White at 77.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.7%) and Two or More Races (6.0%). 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 Ammon 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 Ammon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.2% · 2,584
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 257
- Two or more races6.0% · 201
- Black or African American4.8% · 160
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 111
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 34
Popularity
Ammon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ammon from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ammon 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 Ammon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ammons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Utah, Pennsylvania, Arizona recorded the most babies named Ammon, while Oklahoma, New York, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 130 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ammon
The name Ammon has its origins in ancient Egypt, where it was derived from the name of the Egyptian god Amun or Amon. Amun was one of the most prominent deities in the Egyptian pantheon, revered as the king of gods and the god of the air, sun, and fertility. The name is thought to have come from the ancient Egyptian words "Imn" or "Yamanu," which meant "the hidden one" or "the mysterious one."
The earliest recorded use of the name Ammon dates back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around the 3rd millennium BCE. It was a popular name among the Egyptian royalty and nobility, with several pharaohs bearing the name or incorporating it into their official titles, such as Amenhotep and Tutankhamun.
In the Bible, Ammon is mentioned as the son of Lot and the progenitor of the Ammonite people, who were neighbors and sometimes enemies of the Israelites. The name Ammon was also used in ancient Greek and Roman texts, where it was associated with the Greek god Zeus Ammon and the Libyan deity Ammon.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Ammon was Ammonius Saccas, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 3rd century CE and founded the Neoplatonic school of philosophy in Alexandria, Egypt. Another notable figure was Ammonius Hermiae, a 5th-century Greek philosopher and commentator on Aristotle's works.
In the Middle Ages, the name Ammon was used by several Christian saints and scholars, including Saint Ammon of Nitria (4th century), a pioneering figure in Christian monasticism, and Ammonius of Alexandria (5th century), a Christian philosopher and grammarian.
During the Renaissance, the name was borne by Ammon Willet (1590-1670), an English clergyman and biblical commentator. In the 18th century, Ammon Bentwich (1756-1826) was a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist who supported Jewish education and charitable causes.
In the 19th century, Ammon Anstad (1838-1922) was a Norwegian-American author and educator who wrote extensively about Norwegian-American history and culture. Another notable figure was Ammon Hennacy (1893-1970), an American pacifist and Christian anarchist who was a prominent figure in the Catholic Worker Movement.
People
Ammon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ammon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ammon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ammon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,734 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ammon 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 91,793 US residents.
Is Ammon a common name?
We classify Ammon as "Rare". It ranks above 95.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,290 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ammon most popular?
The single biggest year for Ammon was 2002, when 133 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ammon is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ammon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,347 people with the name Ammon, or 1.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,198 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 Ammon 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 Ammon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ammon appears almost entirely male. Of the 3,355 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Ammon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ammon is White at 77.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.7%) and Two or More Races (6.0%). 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 Ammon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ammon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.2% (2,584 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 Ammon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ammon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ammon 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 Ammon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ammon 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 Ammon 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 share the name Ammon?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.