Given name
Americus
“a powerful ruler”·“ruler of the home”
Americus is a variant of America. One Latin interpretation is “a powerful ruler.” Americus is a variant of Amerigo. One Italian interpretation is “ruler of the home.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Americus is a variant of America. One Latin interpretation is “a powerful ruler.” Americus is a variant of Amerigo. One Italian interpretation is “ruler of the home.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Americus is a variant of America. An origin associated with America is Latin. Americus is a variant of Amerigo. An origin associated with Amerigo is Italian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin usage, Americus developed from Amerigo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Americus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 622
- 142 boys · 480 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 429 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Americus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Americus developed from the Italian form Amerigo. Americus has a related form in America. Americus has a related form in Amerigo.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Americus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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