Amoni
A feminine name of Arabic origins meaning "faithful, steadfast, devoted".
Name Census estimates that about 1,660 living Americans carry the first name Amoni. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 84.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Amoni today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amoni births was 2018 (77 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amoni. 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.
Key insights
- • Amoni is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 206,479 Americans
Peak year
2018
77 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,214
Tracked since 1991
Census
Amoni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,084 people with the first name Amoni, which placed it at #11,706 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,706
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,084 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amoni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amoni is Black at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.8%) and Hispanic (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amoni described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amoni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American78.9% · 855
- Two or more races9.8% · 106
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 68
- White2.7% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Amoni
Amoni leans heavily female at 84.1% of total registrations, but 267 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Amoni as a male name
- Ranked #6,462 in 2024
- 13 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (24 births)
Amoni as a female name
- Ranked #3,214 in 2024
- 49 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (62 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amoni leans strongly female. 912 people counted with this name were female (84.3%), compared with 170 male bearers (15.7%).
Popularity
Amoni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amoni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 609 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Amoni remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amoni 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 Amoni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amonis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. Florida, North Carolina, Georgia recorded the most babies named Amoni, while Illinois, Colorado, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amoni
The name Amoni has its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, tracing back to the Sumerian language spoken in the region during the 3rd millennium BCE. It is believed to be derived from the Sumerian words "a-mu-ni," which translate to "water of life" or "living water." This connection to water potentially signifies the name's association with fertility, sustenance, and the life-giving properties of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that nourished the Sumerian civilization.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amoni can be found in cuneiform inscriptions from the ancient city of Ur, dating back to around 2500 BCE. These inscriptions mention an individual named Amoni, who was a high-ranking official or priest in the temple of the moon god Nanna.
In the religious texts of ancient Mesopotamia, particularly the Sumerian and Akkadian mythologies, there are references to deities associated with water and fertility, some of whom may have influenced the name Amoni. For example, the goddess Inanna, also known as Ishtar, was closely linked to the life-giving properties of water and was revered as the goddess of love, fertility, and warfare.
The name Amoni gained popularity in various ancient cultures that were influenced by Mesopotamian civilizations. One notable figure bearing this name was Amoni, an Egyptian prince who lived during the 18th Dynasty (c. 1550-1295 BCE). He was the son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, and played a significant role in the governance of the Egyptian empire.
In ancient Greece, there was a philosopher named Amoni who lived in the 5th century BCE. He was a follower of the philosopher Democritus and is mentioned in the writings of Diogenes Laertius, a biographer of ancient Greek philosophers.
Another historical figure with the name Amoni was a Carthaginian general who fought against the Roman Republic during the Punic Wars in the 3rd century BCE. He is mentioned in the accounts of Roman historians such as Polybius and Livy, who described his military campaigns and battles against the Roman armies.
During the Byzantine Empire, there was a nobleman named Amoni who served as a courtier and advisor to Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century CE. He is recorded in the historical chronicles of Procopius of Caesarea, who documented the reign of Justinian and the events of the Byzantine court.
These examples illustrate the ancient origins and historical significance of the name Amoni, which has been carried through various cultures and civilizations over millennia, reflecting its deep roots in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia and its association with water, life, and prosperity.
People
Amoni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amoni 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
Amoni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amoni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,660 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amoni 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 206,479 US residents.
Is Amoni a common name?
We classify Amoni as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,680 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amoni most popular?
The single biggest year for Amoni was 2018, when 77 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amoni is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amoni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,084 people with the name Amoni, or 0.36 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,706 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amoni in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amoni?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amoni leans strongly female. 912 people counted with this name were female (84.3%), compared with 170 male bearers (15.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amoni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amoni is Black at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.8%) and Hispanic (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amoni most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Amoni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (855 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amoni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amoni a female name?
Yes, 84.1% of people registered as Amoni in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Amoni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amoni in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amoni can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Amoni?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.