boy's name
Amadeo
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 4
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,488
Amadeo is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Amadeo is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 84 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,470 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Amadeo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 144 |
| 1920s | 140 |
| 1930s | 84 |
| 1940s | 87 |
| 1950s | 89 |
| 1960s | 65 |
| 1970s | 80 |
| 1980s | 108 |
| 1990s | 187 |
| 2000s | 255 |
| 2010s | 304 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 412 |
How popular is Amadeo?
In 2025, Amadeo was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amadeo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Amadeo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Amadéo | Amadéo is a rare spelling of Amadeo, written with an acute accent and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. | 90 |
Names that peaked alongside Amadeo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amadeo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amadeo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Amadeo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Amadeo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amadeo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amadeo
How popular is the name Amadeo?
In 2025, Amadeo was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amadeo a girl's or a boy's name?
Amadeo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Amadeo?
Amadeo has 4 syllables.
When was Amadeo most popular?
Amadeo peaked in 2025, when 84 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amadeo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amadeo currently ranks #1,884 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.