US rank #11471 Boys' name Peak 2008 179 births

Amitai — #11471 US boys' name

179 babies named Amitai in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s602010s672020s45
#11471
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Amitai was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

13 babies were named Amitai in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amitai

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Amitai between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amitai currently holds the #11471 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amitai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amitai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amitai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amitai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 179 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amitai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

179

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,471

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amitai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20242021201820142010200720031997 7

Amitai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
67 births that decade — 37% of Amitai's all-time total
1990s72000s602010s672020s45

Amitai by state

Where Amitai concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amitai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.4%
New York share of Amitai's total US births 3.4%

6 of 179 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amitai?
179 babies have been named Amitai since 1997. It currently ranks #11471 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 13 births.
When was Amitai most popular?
Amitai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Amitai most popular?
The top states for the name Amitai are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Amitai been used?
Amitai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amitai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amir, Amin, Amit, Amiri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.