Unisex name · since 1965
Amit
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 2,899 babies named Amit, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,899
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amit currently ranks #8373 among unisex names in America, with 2,899 babies recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Amit recorded 2,899 times among boys since 1965, holding rank #8373 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #2,593 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,373 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,899 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amit ranks #2,593 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,373 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,899 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,899
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amit's 2,899 recorded births place it above 94.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amit compares
2,899 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amit's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,899 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amit's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amit popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Amit popularity over time - girls
202 total births recorded since 1985 (Amit as girls' name)
Amit by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,017 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Amit's strongest decade.
1,017 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Amit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
480 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,017 births
- 1990s
1990s
588 births
- 2000s
2000s
467 births
- 2010s 246
2010s
246 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,017 births (35% of all-time use).
How Amit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amit's total volume
Amit by state
Where Amit concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 536 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 517 | 17.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 227 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 161 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 94 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 16 | 0.6% |
536 of 2,899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Amit appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amit's data
- Amit's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,017 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Amits (536 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.