Fun Facts About the Name Amun
- 166 babies named Amun: U.S. records list 166 babies given the name Amun from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amun Mean?
Amun means "the hidden one" and comes from ancient Egyptian jmn, a root meaning "to hide" or "to conceal." The name is the divine name of the Egyptian god Amun, whose hidden or unseen nature was central to his identity. In Greek it appears as Ammon or Amoun, forms of the same Egyptian name rather than a separate origin. The literal sense is "the hidden one," not a symbolic trait.
Amun Name History & Origins
Amun was an Egyptian god associated with air and hidden power. He is attested in Egyptian texts by the Old Kingdom, and his main cult center was Thebes, where the temple complex at Karnak became one of the largest religious sites in ancient Egypt. By the Middle Kingdom and especially the New Kingdom, Amun had become a national god, often joined with the sun god Ra as Amun-Ra. His oracle at Siwa Oasis in the western desert was consulted in the Greek and Roman periods, and the Greeks identified him with Zeus while the Romans identified him with Jupiter. The name passed into Greek and Latin as Ammon and Amoun.
In ancient Egyptian personal names, Amun often appeared as a theophoric element, as in Amenhotep ("Amun is satisfied") and Tutankhamun ("living image of Amun"). As a given name, Amun is best understood as a direct use of the Egyptian divine name rather than a distinct English name with its own separate development.
How Popular is the Name Amun?
Amun 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 2018. Its best rank was #4,930 in 2018.
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 | #8,299 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #6,836 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #6,904 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,228 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #7,125 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,112 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,422 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #4,930 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #7,118 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,742 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,089 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #12,212 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,243 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,371 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #7,463 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,757 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Amun Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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