Amadeo
About Amadeo
Amadeo and Amedeo are both valid Italian forms of the Roman Amadeus, most famous as the middle name of the composer Mozart as well as the title of a movie about him. Mozart's name was actually the Greek Theophilus, but he transformed it to the Latin version. Amadeo is also used in Spain, where it was the name of a 19th century king who was born in Italy.
Pronounced ah-mah-DAY-oh.
As of October 2026, Amadeo ranked #1869 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1197 in 1910.
Editor's take: The name Amadeo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "lover of God".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,459 | 31 | 16.1 |
| 2015 | #4,183 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2016 | #3,297 | 34 | 17.9 |
| 2017 | #2,598 | 48 | 25.9 |
| 2018 | #4,229 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #3,262 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #2,263 | 60 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | #2,196 | 64 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #1,950 | 79 | 45.2 |
| 2023 | #2,313 | 60 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | #2,229 | 64 | 37.1 |
| 2025 | #1,869 | 84 | 49.2 |
World rankings
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Amadeo on lists
Famous Amadeos
- Amadeo I
King of Spain
- Amadeo Bordiga
Italian Communist leader
- Amadeo Pietro Giannini
American founder of Bank of America
- Amadeo Barletta Barletta
Italian,Cuban,Dominican businessman
- Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
Portuguese painter
- Amadeo Roldán
Cuban composer and violinist