Amadis
Amadís de Gaula is a landmark chivalric romance first composed in Spain or Portugal. The narrative originates in the late post-Arthurian genre and was likely based on French sources.
Meaning & Origin of Amadis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amadís de Gaula is a landmark chivalric romance first composed in Spain or Portugal. The narrative originates in the late post-Arthurian genre and was likely based on French sources.
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The Story of Amadis
As a girl name
Amadis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2003, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 10 Amadiss were born — ranking #10,805 that year. As of 2026, Amadis ranks #14,962 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 59 Amadiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Amadis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2024, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Amadiss were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Amadis ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Amadiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amadis
Amadis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Amadis's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #10,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Amadis'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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