Ammon is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ammon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ammon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ammon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ammon is a boy name of Hebrew/Egyptian origin meaning “people, or the hidden one”. A biblical name, also linked to the Egyptian god Amun.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,339 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ammon per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 2002 (133/yr).
Ammon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2002, when it ranked #2,518 nationally (given to 133 babies that year).
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