Amadeo
Amadeo is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian.
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Amadeo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amadeo is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Amadeo
Amadeo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1909, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 79 Amadeos were born — ranking #1,950 that year. As of 2026, Amadeo ranks #2,202 for baby boys with 66 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Amadeos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Amadeo
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About the name Amadeo
Amadeo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Amadeo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Amadeo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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