Amman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-man
- Origin
- Arabic
Amman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “safety, peace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Amman mean?
Arabic: probably a spelling of Aman
“safety, peace”
Jordan's capital Amman is unrelated, its name coming from the ancient Ammonites.
Is Amman a girl's or a boy's name?
Amman is a boys' name.
How popular is Amman in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Amman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
Names like Amman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Hamza Saif Abdirahman Usman Fahad Asad Ahsan Faizan Azeem Abdur Abdur-Rahman
Names related to Amman
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amman, updated 20 October 2026.