Fun Facts About the Name Amrom
- 341 babies named Amrom: U.S. records list 341 babies given the name Amrom from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amrom Mean?
Amrom is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Amram (עַמְרָם), usually given as "exalted people" or "the people is exalted." The name is a compound of am (עַם), "people" or "nation," and ram (רָם), "high, exalted," from the root rum, "to be high." The literal sense of the parts is "people" plus "exalted," so translations vary slightly between "exalted people" and "the people is exalted"; both renderings reflect the same two elements rather than two separate origins. The spelling with -o- in the second syllable reflects Ashkenazi (Yiddish-influenced) pronunciation, in which the Hebrew vowel qamatz was sounded as "o," so that Amram was written and said Amrom.
Amrom Name History & Origins
Amram is the biblical name of a grandson of Levi, son of Kohath, and, according to Exodus 6:18 - 20, the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses. Because of that genealogy, the name was carried through Jewish tradition as a Hebrew given name in both Middle Eastern and European communities.
The form Amrom belongs to the Ashkenazi branch of that tradition. In Yiddish-speaking and German-speaking Jewish settings, Hebrew qamatz was pronounced "o," and the name therefore appears in records and everyday use as Amrom rather than Amram; the two spellings refer to the same name rather than to different ones. The name was also borne by the ninth-century Babylonian authority Amram bar Sheshna, known as Amram Gaon, head of the academy at Sura and author of a responsum preserving the order of prayers, whose name is rendered Amram in scholarly writing.
From the given name, Amrom also passed into use as a Jewish surname in Central and Eastern Europe. It should not be confused with the North Frisian island of Amrum or with the unrelated name Ambrose, which share a similar sound but have no connection to the Hebrew name.
How Popular is the Name Amrom?
Amrom has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #4,286 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,410 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #6,463 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #6,903 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,647 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,124 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,778 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,421 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,154 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #5,812 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,369 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,786 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,172 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,839 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #6,643 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #4,515 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #7,617 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #4,286 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #5,781 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,120 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,480 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,660 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #8,973 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,702 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,677 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #6,953 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #9,692 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,527 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,682 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,984 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,942 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,332 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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