Amen
Amen is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic practices as a concluding word, or as a response to a prayer. Common English translations of the word amen include "verily", "truly", "it is true", and "let it be so".
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Amen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amen is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic practices as a concluding word, or as a response to a prayer. Common English translations of the word amen include "verily", "truly", "it is true", and "let it be so".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Egyptian Mythology
Etymology
The Story of Amen
As a girl name
American parents first put Amen on the record books as a girl name in 1998, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 82 Amens were born — ranking #2,193 that year. About 48% of every Amen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amen ranks #3,676 for girls with 41 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 950 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Amen as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 79 newborns named Amen — #1,886 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Amen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amen ranks #2,098 for boys with 71 births, gradually falling (-5%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Amen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Amen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Amen
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About the name Amen
Amen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Amen's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #1,870. Use the chart and map above to compare Amen'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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