Given name & surname
Amador
“lover”
Amador is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “lover.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “lover.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amador through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,372
- 3,372 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,254 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,254 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 1992. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,496 as a first name in 2020; 22,652 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amador
- Amador LorenzoSpanish association football playerborn 1954
- Amador BendayánVenezuelan actor (1920–1989)
- Amador Rodríguez CéspedesCuban chess playerborn 1956
- Amador Fernando Enseñat y Bereamilitar españolborn 1960
- Amador BuenoBrazilian politician1584–1649
- Amador SalazarMexican soldier1868–1916
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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