Amador
Masculine · “lover”
Amador is the Spanish word for a lover, and it was a genuine early Christian name — Amator, one who loves, chosen as a statement rather than a description.
How old is the name Amador?
Amador first appears in US birth records in 1908 — 117 years ago. The typical Amador alive today was born around 1976, making them about 49 years old. About 2,500 people named Amador are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Amador most popular?
Amador peaked in 1908, reaching #1021 nationally. Today it ranks #4249, 3,228 places below that high. See the whole 1908 chart.
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Where it comes from
From amare to Amador
The story of Amador
Amator was a bishop of Auxerre in the fifth century and the name entered Spanish and Portuguese naming as Amador. The Latin word gives English amateur by way of French, and the original sense — someone who does something out of love — is worth recovering, since the modern one is dismissive. Amador is used in Spain, Mexico and the Philippines and appears in American records around 1910.
Meaning
lover, one who loves
From Latin amator, a lover, on amare, to love; the same root gives amateur, which originally meant one who does a thing for love rather than for money. Amator was a Christian name from the fourth century.
How the name formed
- amare
- amator
- Amador
Related forms: Amador · Amador · Amatore
Pronouncing Amador
ah-mah-DOR
Three syllables with the stress at the end. Every letter is sounded in Spanish.
Nicknames for Amador
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1908
- Most boys named
- 199252 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1021reached in 1908
- Change vs 2023
- +20.0%24 in 2025, from 20
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Amador in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amador in Spanish — same name
- Amador in Portuguese — same name
- Amatore in Italian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.
Amadors among us
people named Amador are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 71,170 born in 2025 was named Amador
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Amador sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Amador beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Amador in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Latin meaning that is warm and easy to explain.
- The link to the word amateur is genuinely worth telling.
- Every letter is said, so Spanish speakers read it correctly at once.
- In Spanish it is an ordinary noun meaning a lover, which will be noticed.
- English readers do not know where the stress falls.
- It reads as of an older generation to Spanish speakers.
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Frequently asked
- How many Amadors are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,500 people named Amador are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Amador in 2025?
- Amador ranks #4249 among US boy names in 2025, with 24 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Amador?
- About 1 in every 71,170 US boys born in 2025 was named Amador — 24 in all.
- Will my child share the name Amador with classmates?
- Amador will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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