Amedeo
Amedeo is an Italian theophoric given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus, the Spanish Amadeo, the Catalan and Portuguese Amadeu and the French Amédée.
Meaning & Origin of Amedeo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amedeo is an Italian theophoric given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus, the Spanish Amadeo, the Catalan and Portuguese Amadeu and the French Amédée.
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The Story of Amedeo
Amedeo 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 1917, when 24 Amedeos were born — ranking #1,437 that year. As of 2026, Amedeo ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 667 Amedeos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amedeo
Amedeo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 667 births in the dataset. Amedeo's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,437. Use the chart and map above to compare Amedeo'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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