Girls' name · since 1960
Amity
Amity has 2,163 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,163
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,163 babies have been named Amity since 1960, making it today's #3999 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amity has been recorded 2,163 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #3999 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #4,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,999 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,163 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amity ranks #4,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,999 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,163 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,163
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Amity's 2,163 recorded births place it above 93.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amity compares
2,163 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Amity's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amity | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,163 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amity splits its recorded history at 1994: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 119 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Amity by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (638 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Amity's strongest decade.
638 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Amity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
638 births
- 1980s
1980s
370 births
- 1990s 248
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s
2010s
318 births
- 2020s
2020s
287 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 638 births (29% of all-time use).
How Amity compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amity's total volume
Amity by state
Where Amity concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 85 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 81 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 42 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.6% |
85 of 2,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Amity appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amity's data
- Amity's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (638 total births) through the 2020s (287) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amitys (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Amity 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.