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Why parents love Amado- Amado IS the Spanish word for most beloved.
- Jorge Amado IS Brazil's most beloved novelist.
- Three syllables with a warm, Spanish sound: ah-MAH-doh.
- The meaning beloved IS the most directly loved.
- The most directly beloved Romance name.
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The vibe of Amado
belovedloved by GodSpanishLatinamatusAmadoJorge AmadoBrazilnovelistwarmdirectly
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Origin & history of Amado
Latin amatus (beloved)
→ Spanish Amado
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Spanish roots
Amado IS Spanish for beloved. Jorge IS Brazil's most beloved novelist.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish; Jorge Amado (1912–2001).
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Today
Amado remains a beloved choice, ranking #1938 in the US. 4,593 babies have been named Amado since 1883.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Amado?
2023
peak year
Today, Amado is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1938), with only about 97 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 173 babies were given the name (ranked #1182 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Amado has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 4,593 babies have been registered as Amado since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
173
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,182)
(ranked #1,182)
97
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
970
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,593
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Amado7
Life path number
The Seeker
Wisdom, introspection and spiritual depth.
Amado's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beloved nurturing. People named Amado tend to be warm, beloved, and gifted at being the Spanish word for the most loved.
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Spanish word for most loved✦
Jorge-Brazil◈
Most-beloved-novelist◎
Latin-amatus♡
Warm-directlyA1
M4
A1
D4
O6
Sum: 16 → Life path 7
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Personality of Amado🔍
Curious & intellectual
Always questioning, always learning.
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Deep thinker
Surface answers don't satisfy them.
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Reflective & wise
They think before they speak. Worth hearing.
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Beautifully independent
Their solitude is purposeful, not lonely.
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