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“Beloved; a pet form of Amy, from Latin Amata” — English (pet form of Amy, ultimately Latin) origin
Boy's name · #1754 in the US (2025) · Trending
Ames is climbing: on the charts since 1913, it is ranked #1754 in 2025, with about 90 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,900 have carried it all-time. It is also an American family name — about 22,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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