Amos

“To carry, a burden” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #730 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Amos holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#730 in 2025). About 37,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #23 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amoses

Amos Oz — Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)
Amos — 8th-century BCE Israelite biblical prophet, Christian saint, traditionally linked to the Book of Amos
Amos Bronson Alcott — American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
Amos Tversky — Israeli psychologist (1937–1996)
Amos Tutuola — Nigerian writer (1920-1997)

In stories & tradition

Amos Diggory — Harry Potter · Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Amos Fortune — Smallville
Amos Brearly — Emmerdale

What Amoses become

Among 545 notable people named Amos:

Political leaders appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amos Sawyer, Liberian politician (1945–2022).

Similar names: Reuben · Amar · Ira · Hans · Josh · Moses

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