Meaning of the nameAmado
- Male
- Portuguese origin
- Latin origin
- A-ma-do
Amado is a male name that matches the Portuguese word amado, 'beloved', the past participle of the verb amar, from Latin amo.
- People (2022)
- 3,614
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,427
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,019
- people
Amado in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amado, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (930 people).
0 women 3,606 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Amado is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amado in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 808 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 651 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 592 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 243 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 205 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 171 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 134 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 99 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 74 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amado
Priberam records amado as the past participle of amar, from Latin amo, -are, and as an adjective meaning 'beloved'. Behind the Name lists Amado as a Spanish form of the Roman name Amatus, and Wiktionary records Amado in Spanish as a surname derived from amado, 'beloved'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,614 people named Amado, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Priberam: amado · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Amado · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Amado · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Amado
What does the name Amado mean?
Amado means “beloved”, according to Priberam.
How many people are named Amado in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,614 people with the first name Amado, which ranks it number 3,427 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Amado a boy's or a girl's name?
Amado is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,606 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Amado?
Amado is a name of Portuguese and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Amado most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Amado (592 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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