Given name & surname
Ammon
“one who teaches or builds”
Ammon is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who teaches or builds.”
Original Hebrewעמון
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who teaches or builds.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'am (עם), “people or kinsman.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ammon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,339
- 4,339 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 133 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #2,798 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,798 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 133 in 2002. In 2025, Utah had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,355 as a first name in 2020; 2,486 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.
Ammon’s family of names
Ammon has a related form in Amon. Ammon has a related form in Amnon. Ammon has a related form in Ammnon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 22
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ammon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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