Ammon
Of Arabic origin, meaning "divine craftsman" or "prosperous".
Name Census estimates that about 3,734 living Americans carry the first name Ammon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ammon today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ammon births was 2002 (133 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ammon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
3.7K
~ 1 in 91,793 Americans
Peak year
2002
133 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,154
Tracked since 1881
Popularity
Ammon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ammon from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ammon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ammon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ammons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Utah, Pennsylvania, Arizona recorded the most babies named Ammon, while Oklahoma, New York, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 130 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ammon
The name Ammon has its origins in ancient Egypt, where it was derived from the name of the Egyptian god Amun or Amon. Amun was one of the most prominent deities in the Egyptian pantheon, revered as the king of gods and the god of the air, sun, and fertility. The name is thought to have come from the ancient Egyptian words "Imn" or "Yamanu," which meant "the hidden one" or "the mysterious one."
The earliest recorded use of the name Ammon dates back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around the 3rd millennium BCE. It was a popular name among the Egyptian royalty and nobility, with several pharaohs bearing the name or incorporating it into their official titles, such as Amenhotep and Tutankhamun.
In the Bible, Ammon is mentioned as the son of Lot and the progenitor of the Ammonite people, who were neighbors and sometimes enemies of the Israelites. The name Ammon was also used in ancient Greek and Roman texts, where it was associated with the Greek god Zeus Ammon and the Libyan deity Ammon.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Ammon was Ammonius Saccas, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 3rd century CE and founded the Neoplatonic school of philosophy in Alexandria, Egypt. Another notable figure was Ammonius Hermiae, a 5th-century Greek philosopher and commentator on Aristotle's works.
In the Middle Ages, the name Ammon was used by several Christian saints and scholars, including Saint Ammon of Nitria (4th century), a pioneering figure in Christian monasticism, and Ammonius of Alexandria (5th century), a Christian philosopher and grammarian.
During the Renaissance, the name was borne by Ammon Willet (1590-1670), an English clergyman and biblical commentator. In the 18th century, Ammon Bentwich (1756-1826) was a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist who supported Jewish education and charitable causes.
In the 19th century, Ammon Anstad (1838-1922) was a Norwegian-American author and educator who wrote extensively about Norwegian-American history and culture. Another notable figure was Ammon Hennacy (1893-1970), an American pacifist and Christian anarchist who was a prominent figure in the Catholic Worker Movement.
People
Ammon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ammon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ammon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ammon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,734 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ammon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 91,793 US residents.
Is Ammon a common name?
We classify Ammon as "Rare". It ranks above 95.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,290 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ammon most popular?
The single biggest year for Ammon was 2002, when 133 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ammon is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Ammon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ammon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.