First Name AMOS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • AMOS is ranked as the 1391st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 19,980.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.27 people named AMOS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 38% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named AMOS is 16,491.
  • The SSA data also shows that AMOS is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names AMOS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 19,980 +/-2.5%
  • National Rank 1,391
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 6.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 16,491
  • National Rank 1,568
  • Percentile Rank 98.31%
  • Proportion/100k 5.17

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name AMOS is 72.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic origin, 18.7% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name AMOS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name AMOS is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Biblical surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Hebrew masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name AMOS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.1% 63.9% 8.2%
Hispanic origin 5.0% 16.3% -11.3%
Black 18.7% 12.3% 6.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named AMOS is Texas where 1,524 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named AMOS, as 20.2 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names AMOS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 600 4.66 97.0% Indiana 544 8.25 96.6% Iowa 107 3.44 93.7% Kansas 155 5.33 91.3% Michigan 521 5.25 98.2% Minnesota 150 2.75 95.2% Missouri 605 20.2 96.5% Nebraska 72 3.84 86.2% North Dakota 8 1.09 2.0% Ohio 796 6.86 97.4% South Dakota 18 2.07 53.1% Wisconsin 155 2.7 95.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name AMOS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 600 4.66 97.0%
Indiana 544 8.25 96.6%
Iowa 107 3.44 93.7%
Kansas 155 5.33 91.3%
Michigan 521 5.25 98.2%
Minnesota 150 2.75 95.2%
Missouri 605 20.2 96.5%
Nebraska 72 3.84 86.2%
North Dakota 8 1.09 2.0%
Ohio 796 6.86 97.4%
South Dakota 18 2.07 53.1%
Wisconsin 155 2.7 95.2%
West State Statistics First-Names AMOS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 69.9% Arizona 296 4.4 93.9% California 1,233 3.18 98.2% Colorado 297 5.55 94.6% Hawaii 54 3.82 87.0% Idaho 94 5.73 86.9% Montana 47 4.6 78.5% Nevada 138 4.85 90.8% New Mexico 128 6.14 88.0% Oregon 161 4.05 92.0% Utah 166 5.63 90.8% Washington 210 2.97 95.7% Wyoming 65 11.17 80.6%

West States
State stats for the first name AMOS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 69.9%
Arizona 296 4.4 93.9%
California 1,233 3.18 98.2%
Colorado 297 5.55 94.6%
Hawaii 54 3.82 87.0%
Idaho 94 5.73 86.9%
Montana 47 4.6 78.5%
Nevada 138 4.85 90.8%
New Mexico 128 6.14 88.0%
Oregon 161 4.05 92.0%
Utah 166 5.63 90.8%
Washington 210 2.97 95.7%
Wyoming 65 11.17 80.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names AMOS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 86.8% Maine 92 6.89 85.7% Massachusetts 304 4.51 94.6% New Hampshire 84 6.34 86.8% New Jersey 313 3.5 95.1% New York 648 3.28 97.8% Pennsylvania 1,489 11.65 98.3% Rhode Island 46 4.32 82.7% Vermont 39 6.26 85.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name AMOS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 86.8%
Maine 92 6.89 85.7%
Massachusetts 304 4.51 94.6%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 86.8%
New Jersey 313 3.5 95.1%
New York 648 3.28 97.8%
Pennsylvania 1,489 11.65 98.3%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 82.7%
Vermont 39 6.26 85.4%
South State Statistics First-Names AMOS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 936 19.31 97.5% Arkansas 340 11.45 95.0% Delaware 78 8.36 93.7% Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 90.9% Florida 1,321 6.64 98.8% Georgia 1,349 13.36 98.4% Kentucky 570 12.92 96.0% Louisiana 623 13.4 96.6% Maryland 497 8.32 97.4% Mississippi 605 20.2 96.5% North Carolina 893 8.98 98.3% Oklahoma 313 8.08 94.5% South Carolina 481 9.96 96.4% Tennessee 846 12.92 97.6% Texas 1,524 5.65 98.6% Virginia 661 7.94 97.4% West Virginia 218 11.79 90.9%

South States
State stats for the first name AMOS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 936 19.31 97.5%
Arkansas 340 11.45 95.0%
Delaware 78 8.36 93.7%
Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 90.9%
Florida 1,321 6.64 98.8%
Georgia 1,349 13.36 98.4%
Kentucky 570 12.92 96.0%
Louisiana 623 13.4 96.6%
Maryland 497 8.32 97.4%
Mississippi 605 20.2 96.5%
North Carolina 893 8.98 98.3%
Oklahoma 313 8.08 94.5%
South Carolina 481 9.96 96.4%
Tennessee 846 12.92 97.6%
Texas 1,524 5.65 98.6%
Virginia 661 7.94 97.4%
West Virginia 218 11.79 90.9%
 

Full Names with AMOS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have AMOS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named AMOS.

The most popular full name is AMOS Smith. 1.30% of all the people named AMOS have this family name.

There are 2464 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name AMOS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 AMOS Smith 1.30%
2 AMOS Williams 1.28%
3 AMOS Johnson 1.12%
4 AMOS Brown 0.81%
5 AMOS Jones 0.70%
6 AMOS Jackson 0.58%
7 AMOS Miller 0.58%
8 AMOS Martin 0.51%
9 AMOS Harris 0.46%
10 AMOS King 0.46%
11 AMOS Stoltzfus 0.46%
12 AMOS Taylor 0.46%
13 AMOS Anderson 0.44%
14 AMOS Moore 0.42%
15 AMOS Thomas 0.40%
16 AMOS Wilson 0.40%
17 AMOS Hall 0.37%
18 AMOS Hill 0.37%
19 AMOS Lee 0.37%
20 AMOS Walker 0.37%