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Amadeus

“Love of God, or one who loves God” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1634 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Amadeus has appeared in US records since 1985 — best rank #1275 (2024) · 1,720 babies named Amadeus all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 940 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 6,300 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amadeuses

• Amadeus VIII of Savoy — antipope 1439 to 1449, count of Savoy
• Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy — Duke of Savoy and Blessed
• Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy — Count of Savoy 1383-1391
• Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy — Count of Savoy 1343-1383
• Amadeus III, Count of Savoy — Count of Savoy from 1103 to 1148

In stories & tradition

• Amadeus (Baron Mordo) — Strange Tales · Doctor Strange
• Amadeus Cho — Earth-616
• Amadeus Arkham — Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

What Amadeuses become

Among 57 notable people named Amadeus:

Entertainers appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amadeus Serafini, American actor.

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