Amon
Amon is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Amon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amon is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Egyptian Mythology
The Story of Amon
American parents first put Amon on the record books as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 71 Amons were born — ranking #2,077 that year. As of 2026, Amon ranks #2,365 for baby boys with 60 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Amon
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About the name Amon
Amon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Amon's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #819. Use the chart and map above to compare Amon'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.