Amado

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A few things about Amado you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Amado

Amado Guevara

Honduran footballer

Choose Amado and your child shares a first name with Amado Guevara, a Honduran footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Amado, like who?” Amado Guevara's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,709 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Amado, 176 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Amado would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAmado first shows up in US birth records in 1883, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 142 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1883, when it reached #892.
• 📈Then vs nowAmado is 3.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 30,675 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 9,709.
• 🚀TrendAmado has climbed 547 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,169. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAmado is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #516, followed by California (#521) and Washington (#684). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Amado means “beloved”.

About the name Amado

Amado is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “beloved”. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ado”. US birth records list Amado for boys from 1883 to 2025, in 116 of those 143 years. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked #892 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,169, with 176 babies.

Origin:Latin names