Amonie
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Latin meaning "untroubled".
Name Census estimates that about 354 living Americans carry the first name Amonie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amonie today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amonie births was 2013 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amonie. 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
354
~ 1 in 968,233 Americans
Peak year
2013
23 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,576
Tracked since 1994
Census
Amonie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 270 people with the first name Amonie, which placed it at #31,633 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
#31,633
National first-name rank
People counted
270
270 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amonie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amonie is Black at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Two or More Races (8.1%). 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 Amonie 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 Amonie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American78.9% · 213
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 22
- Two or more races8.1% · 22
- White3.0% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 5
Popularity
Amonie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amonie from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 144 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Amonie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amonie 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 Amonie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amonies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Amonie
The name Amonie is believed to have its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, tracing back to the Sumerian language spoken in the region around 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE. It is thought to be derived from the Sumerian words "amu" meaning "mother" and "ni" meaning "life" or "sustenance," suggesting a meaning along the lines of "nurturing mother" or "life-giver."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amonie can be found in cuneiform inscriptions from the city of Uruk, dating back to around 2800 BCE. These inscriptions mention a priestess named Amonie who served in the temple of the goddess Inanna, an important deity in the Sumerian pantheon.
In the centuries that followed, the name Amonie appeared sporadically in various ancient texts and records from the region. One notable figure was Amonie, a scribe and scholar who lived in the city of Babylon during the reign of King Hammurabi in the 18th century BCE. Her work was instrumental in preserving and disseminating the famous Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest written legal codes in human history.
As the Mesopotamian cultures gave way to the rise of the Persian Empire, the name Amonie found its way into the Persian language and culture. During the Sassanid period (224 CE to 651 CE), there was a notable Persian philosopher and mystic named Amonie who wrote extensively on the concepts of divine wisdom and the human soul.
In the medieval period, the name Amonie resurfaced in various parts of Europe, particularly in the Byzantine Empire. One prominent figure was Amonie of Constantinople, a renowned theologian and scholar who lived in the 9th century CE. She was known for her insightful commentaries on the works of early Christian philosophers and her contributions to the development of Byzantine theology.
Another noteworthy individual bearing the name Amonie was a 12th-century Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, Amonie de' Medici. She played a significant role in supporting the flourishing of Renaissance art and culture in Florence, commissioning works from renowned artists and fostering an environment of artistic expression and intellectual discourse.
While the name Amonie has not been as widely used in more recent centuries, it has maintained a presence throughout history, carrying with it the rich cultural heritage of its ancient origins and the legacies of those who bore it.
People
Amonie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amonie 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
Amonie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amonie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 354 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amonie 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 968,233 US residents.
Is Amonie a common name?
We classify Amonie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 359 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amonie most popular?
The single biggest year for Amonie was 2013, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amonie is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amonie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 270 people with the name Amonie, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,633 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 Amonie 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 Amonie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amonie leans strongly female. 235 people counted with this name were female (87.7%), compared with 33 male bearers (12.3%). 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 Amonie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amonie is Black at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Two or More Races (8.1%). 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 Amonie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Amonie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (213 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 Amonie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amonie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amonie in the SSA data are female. 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 Amonie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amonie 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 Amonie 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 have Amonie as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Amonie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.