Ammon
Masculine · “the hidden one”
Ammon reaches American records by at least three roads: an Egyptian god whose name meant the hidden one, a people east of the Jordan in the Hebrew Bible, and a missionary in the Book of Mormon. The third is the reason it is here in any number.
How old is the name Ammon?
Ammon first appears in US birth records in 1881 — 144 years ago. The typical Ammon alive today was born around 1999, making them about 26 years old. About 3,800 people named Ammon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ammon most popular?
Ammon peaked in 1891, reaching #597 nationally. Today it ranks #2798, 2,201 places below that high. See the whole 1891 chart.
Where it comes from
From Amun to Ammon
The story of Ammon
Amun's cult at Thebes made him the most powerful god in Egypt for a long stretch of its history, and Greeks and Romans identified him with Zeus and Jupiter — which is how his name reached Europe at all. The Ammonites of the Hebrew Bible are a separate people and a frequent adversary in those texts. In American use the name belongs overwhelmingly to Latter-day Saint families, for whom Ammon is a missionary in the Book of Mormon, and its record in the United States tracks that community closely, which is why it is far more common in Utah and Idaho than elsewhere.
Meaningscholars disagree
the hidden one — on the Egyptian road
Egyptian Amun or Amon is generally read as 'the hidden one', and he became the chief god of Thebes and then of Egypt. The Hebrew Ammon is separate: it names the people descended from Lot in Genesis, and its own derivation is read from am, 'people'. The Book of Mormon Ammon is a third and unrelated use. Which one a family means is a family fact, and the readings do not overlap.
How the name formed
- Amun
- Ammon
Related forms: Amun · Ammon · Ammon
Pronouncing Ammon
AM-un
Two syllables, stress on the first, the second reduced. AY-mun is occasionally heard and is not the standard saying in the communities that use the name.
Nicknames for Ammon
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
- 1881
- Most boys named
- 2002133 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #597reached in 1891
- Change vs 2022
- +2.3%45 in 2025, from 44
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.
Ammon in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amun in Egyptian — related form
- Ammon in Hebrew — related form
- Ammon in Greek — transliteration
Strongest US states over the last decade: Utah, Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Ammons among us
people named Ammon are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 37,957 born in 2025 was named Ammon
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Ammon
- #2798
- Ammon on the 2025 chart
- #843
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Ammon went to 45 boys in 2025, but Amon is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 85, which makes it the 843rd most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,955 places above the chart.
- Ammon45
- Amon40
About 1 boy in 20,095 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 37,957 for Ammon itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Ammon 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
Where Ammon is headed
Ammon is easing off slowly — about 16% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Ammon beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ammon in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Five letters, two syllables, and no ambiguity in the sound.
- Genuinely old — the Egyptian form is among the oldest recorded names anywhere.
- Distinctive without being hard to say or spell.
- In the United States it is strongly identified with Latter-day Saint families, which is either the point or something to weigh.
- The obvious short form is Ammo, which most families would rather the child avoided.
- Ammon, Amon and Amun are all in use and refer to rather different things.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ammons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,800 people named Ammon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Ammon?
- Ammon is the most-used spelling in US records — 45 of the 85 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Amon.
- How popular is the name Ammon in 2025?
- Ammon ranks #2798 among US boy names in 2025, with 45 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ammon?
- About 1 in every 37,957 US boys born in 2025 was named Ammon — 45 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ammon with classmates?
- Ammon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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