Amadeus
2025 SSA
About Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's middle name could make an interesting pick for music-loving parents, most easily in the middle place, ala Mozart. But today's more wide-ranging naming sensibility and love for ancient names makes Amadeus a real possibility. Amadeus is the title of a Peter Shaffer play which became an award-winning film in 1984.
German-born tennis ace Boris Becker chose Amadeus for the name of his fourth son.
Pronounced ah-muh-DAY-us.
As of October 2026, Amadeus ranked #1634 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1277 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #706.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,889 | 40 | 20.8 |
| 2015 | #2,086 | 67 | 35 |
| 2016 | #2,170 | 63 | 33.2 |
| 2017 | #1,919 | 75 | 40.5 |
| 2018 | #2,065 | 69 | 38 |
| 2019 | #2,043 | 71 | 39.6 |
| 2020 | #1,757 | 87 | 50.4 |
| 2021 | #1,916 | 79 | 45.2 |
| 2022 | #2,096 | 71 | 40.7 |
| 2023 | #1,680 | 101 | 59 |
| 2024 | #1,277 | 153 | 88.8 |
| 2025 | #1,634 | 103 | 60.3 |
World rankings
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Amadeus on lists
Famous Amadeuss
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart)
Austrian composer
- Amadeus II
IX, Dukes of Savoy
- Victor Amadeus I
Duke of Savoy
- Amadeus William Grabau
American geologist
- Amadeus Webersinke
German pianist
- Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker (b. 2010)
son of tennis player Boris Becker
- Moses Amadeus Farrow
son of American actress Mia Farrow
Amadeus in pop culture
- Amadeus Band
Serbian music group
- Amadeus Arkham
character from the Batman series
- Amadeus Cho
character in Marvel Comics
- Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo
character in the movie "Doctor Strange"
- "Amadeus
" play and film about W. Amadeus Mozart
- "Rock Me Amadeus
" song by Falco