boys:
1.5k births since 1985
#3182 (31st percentile)
overall:
1.5k births since 1985
#6283 (19th percentile)
The name Amadeus is the #6,283 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,462 recorded births since 1985. This represents the 18.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 18.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,182 (30.6% percentile) for all time with 1,462 births since 1985.
Amadeus first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1985 (first recorded for boys in 1985).
For boys, Amadeus reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 10.5% percentile (ranked #815) with 55 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 55 births per million (ranked 10.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2007, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Amadeus is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #815 (10.5% percentile) with 55 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Amadeus".
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Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Amadeus. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 37.7% confident that Amadeus is pronounced as a-muh-DAY-uhs, which has 4 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ah-muh-DAY-uhs, at 24.5% confidence, with 4 syllables.
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