Amos

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Amós in ES Spain.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Amos is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Swahili given name149K records spelled Amos17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, United States

  Languages: Swahili, English, Hungarian

  Also written Amosi, Amós

• Portuguese given name104K records spelled Amos16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Mexico, Peru

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Amós, Amòs, Ámos, Amös, Ąmos

• a separate given name11K records spelled Amos2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Nigeria, United Kingdom

  Also written Amós

• French given name10K records spelled Amos5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, South Africa

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Amós, Ámos

• a separate given name7.8K records spelled Amos2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Tanzania

  Also written Amós

• Finnish given name6.1K records spelled Amos4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Nigeria, United States, South Africa

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Aamos

70 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Amos is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The name Amos is of Hebrew origin, derived from the verb 'amas' (עָמַס), meaning "to carry a load" or "burden". It is often interpreted as a shortened form of a theophoric name like Amasiah ("Yahweh has carried"), giving it the meaning "borne by God" or "carried by God".

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Amos is derived from the Hebrew verb 'amas' (עמס), meaning "to load" or "carry a load"; it is commonly interpreted as "burden-bearer" or "burden".

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In French, Biblical Hebrew name 'Amos', usually interpreted as 'borne by God' or 'burden'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Hebrew origin, meaning "carried; borne".

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In English, Hebrew; the bearer of burdens; name of an Old Testament prophet

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Amosb. 814IL8th-century BCE Israelite biblical prophet, Christian saint, traditionally linked to the Book of Amos
• Comeniusb. 1592CZnot in their usual nameCzech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
• Amos Bronson Alcottb. 1799USAmerican teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
• Danny Thomasb. 1912USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor, comedian, and humanitarian of Lebanese parentage (1912–1991)
• Amos Nathan Tverskyb. 1937ILIsraeli psychologist (1937–1996)
• Amos Ozb. 1939ILIsraeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)
• Amos Kollekb. 1947ILIsraeli film director
• Amos Gitaïb. 1950ILIsraeli film director and screenwriter (born 1950)
• Amos Guttmanb. 1954ROIsraeli film director
• Amos Mansdorfb. 1965ILIsraeli tennis player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 656 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Amos?

We estimate roughly 24 thousand people bear Amos (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Amos have the most bearers?

Amos is most frequently recorded in Nigeria, where it is most often spelled amos.

How common is Amos compared with other names?

In Nigeria, Amos is the 231st most common given name of 146,224 given names recorded there.

Is Amos a male or female name?

Amos is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Amos mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) from the Hebrew male personal name Amos, literally ‘borne (i.e.