boy's name
Amador
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,487
Amador is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1992, when 52 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1908.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Amador 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 | 8 |
| 1910s | 71 |
| 1920s | 267 |
| 1930s | 260 |
| 1940s | 290 |
| 1950s | 300 |
| 1960s | 292 |
| 1970s | 383 |
| 1980s | 348 |
| 1990s | 425 |
| 2000s | 340 |
| 2010s | 258 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 130 |
How popular is Amador?
In 2025, Amador was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amador 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.
Names that peaked alongside Amador
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amador also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amador over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amador
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amador — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amador
How popular is the name Amador?
In 2025, Amador was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amador a girl's or a boy's name?
Amador is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Amador?
Amador has 3 syllables.
When was Amador most popular?
Amador peaked in 1992, when 52 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Amador a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amador currently ranks #4,255 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.