Amadeus
Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ama – the imperative of the word amare – and deus ("god"). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, the name can be taken to mean either "love of God", in other words, that the person is loved by God or "one who loves God".
Meaning & Origin of Amadeus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ama – the imperative of the word amare – and deus ("god"). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, the name can be taken to mean either "love of God", in other words, that the person is loved by God or "one who loves God".
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The Story of Amadeus
Amadeus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 153 Amadeuss were born — ranking #1,277 that year. As of 2026, Amadeus ranks #1,316 for baby boys with 147 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Amadeuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amadeus
Amadeus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Amadeus's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,277. Use the chart and map above to compare Amadeus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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