Amun
Amun is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Amun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amun 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 Amun
The earliest SSA record of Amun as a baby boy name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Amun — #4,917 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Amun on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amun ranks #6,048 for baby boys with 14 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 185 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Amun
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Amun. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Amun
Amun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Amun's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #4,917. Use the chart and map above to compare Amun'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.