Boy name · Latin
Amadeus
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: love of GodAmadeus is a boy's name that comes from Latin and means "love of God". It is used in German and English.
- Meaning
- Love of God
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #1634 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Amadeus
As a boy's name, Amadeus comes from Latin and means "love of God". It is used in German and English.
Its meaning puts Amadeus on our names that mean love list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Amadeus on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Amadeus on 4 lists.
“Latin for 'love of God'”
From Priest names, priestly names from Latin, Greek and Hebrew
“Comes with a dramatic piano entrance”
From Funny names that start with A, big, fun-to-say first names that start with A
“Love of God; Latin, the middle name of Mozart”
From Names that mean love, boy names that mean love
“The Latin form of Mozart's middle name, meaning love of God”
From Unique dog names, names inspired by musicians and artists
How popular is Amadeus?
- US rank in 2025
- #1,634
- 103 babies, 60 per million boys
- Best rank
- #1,275 in 2024
- 154 babies that year
- Babies since 1985
- At least 1,720
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 1980s | 4 per million |
| 1990s | 8 per million |
| 2000s | 16 per million |
| 2010s | 30 per million |
| 2020s | 57 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #2,170 | #1,919 | #2,065 | #2,044 | #1,758 | #1,916 | #2,097 | #1,682 | #1,275 | #1,634 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Amadeus
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- AmadeoLoves God (Latin, boy)
- AmadouMost praiseworthy, form of Ahmad (Arabic, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- AmandaWorthy of love (Latin, girl)
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AmorLove (Latin, unisex)
- ErosLove (Greek, boy)
- MinnaLove (Old German, girl)
- NayeliPossibly from Zapotec words meaning I love you or open (Zapotec, girl)
- AgapiLove, affection (Greek, girl)
- AgapiosLove (Greek, boy)
- AhavaLove (Hebrew, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
Middle names for Amadeus
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Latin
- LeoA lion (Latin, boy)
- AdrianFrom Hadria (Latin, boy)
- FelixLucky, happy (Latin, boy)
- MartinDedicated to Mars (Latin, boy)
- OliverOlive tree (Latin, boy)
- AugustExalted, venerable (Latin, boy)
- MagnusThe great (Latin, boy)
- MarcoOf Mars (Latin, boy)
- MarcusOf Mars (Latin, boy)
- PatrickNobleman, patrician (Latin, boy)
Amadeus: common questions
What does the name Amadeus mean?
Amadeus comes from Latin and means "love of God".
Is Amadeus a boy or girl name?
Amadeus is mainly a boy's name.
Where does the name Amadeus come from?
Amadeus comes from Latin and means "love of God". Today it is used in German and English.
How popular is the name Amadeus?
Amadeus ranked #1,634 in the US in 2025, with 103 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Amadeus?
Names spelled like Amadeus include Amadeo and Amadou.
What middle names go with Amadeus?
Middle names that flow well with Amadeus include Eli, Ezra, John, Lane and Max. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.