Amen
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AH-men
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,035 for boys
Amen is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “truly; so be it”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,035th for boys in the US (73 babies).
What does Amen mean?
Hebrew
“truly; so be it”
Amen, said at the end of prayers in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, comes from a Hebrew word meaning 'truly'.
Is Amen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Amen has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 15 boys in the UK and 37 girls and 73 boys in the US.
How popular is Amen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Amen, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 21 boys. 11 girls were also named Amen in 2025 (2,509th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Amen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 42% of the babies named Amen in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Amen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Amen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,035th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the US were named Amen, making it the 2,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,139th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 37 girls were also named Amen in 2025 (3,902nd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Amen in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 135 boys in the US were given Amen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,244, up from #2,035 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 34% of the babies named Amen in the US were girls.
Amen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,035 |
| 2024 | 69 | #2,133 |
| 2023 | 77 | #1,985 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,942 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,139 |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,886 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,082 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,870 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,238 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Amen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Zayan, Ayyub, Zayaan, Azaan, Abdullah, Arham, Ahmed, Ayaan, Rayyan
Other spellings of Amen
Names related to Amen
Amna, Amin, Aman, Ameena, Aymen, Ameen, Yameen, Yamen, Amena
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amen, updated 20 October 2026.