Amado

“Beloved” — Spanish/Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #1169 in the US (2025) · Trending

Amado is climbing: on the charts since 1883, it is ranked #1169 in 2025, with about 180 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,800 have carried it all-time. Across the West it runs about twice its national rate.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amados

Amado Guevara — Honduran footballer
Amado Boudou — Argentine politician
Amado Azar — Argentinian boxer
Amado Alonso — Spanish philologist, linguist, and literary critic (1896–1952)
Amado Batista — Brazilian recording artist; singer

In stories & tradition

Amado Gonzalez — Santa Barbara

What Amados become

Among 89 notable people named Amado:

Political leaders appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amado Boudou, Argentine politician.

Similar names: Montgomery · Amadeo · Lando · Lucius · Ames · Mariano

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