Amman
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #5,942 in 1991
0 babies were named Amman in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1990–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryAmman first shows up in US birth records in 1990, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 35 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1991, when it reached #5,942.
About the name Amman
Amman is a boy name of Egyptian origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-man”. US birth records list Amman for boys from 1990 to 2010, in 11 of those 21 years. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked #5,942 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2010, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Egyptian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 | 632,911 boys |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 406,504 boys |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 277,778 boys |
More Egyptian boy names
- Boy name: Moshe · drawn out
- Boy name: Moses · drawn out
- Boy name: Moises · drawn out
- Unisex name: Memphis · from Memphis, Egypt
- Boy name: Phineas · the Nubian
- Boy name: Ramses · born of Ra
- Unisex name: Nile · the Nile river
- Boy name: Pinchas · the Nubian
Questions about the name Amman
What is the origin of the name Amman?
Amman has Egyptian roots in our records. Other Egyptian names include Moshe, Moses, Moises.
Is Amman a boy or girl name?
Amman is a boy name.
How popular is the name Amman?
Amman is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2010. It peaked at #5,942 in 1991.