Unisex name · since 1979
Amrit
582 babies named Amrit in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,439 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 582
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amrit currently ranks #8439 among unisex names in America, with 582 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Amrit recorded 582 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #8439 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #7,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,439 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 582 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amrit ranks #7,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,439 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 582 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,439 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 582
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amrit's 582 recorded births place it above 84.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Amrit compares
582 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Amrit's all-time total is 58% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amrit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 582 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amrit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amrit splits its recorded history at 2004: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amrit popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Amrit popularity over time - girls
421 total births recorded since 1982 (Amrit as girls' name)
Amrit by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (186 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Amrit's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Amrit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 186 births (32% of all-time use).
How Amrit 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 Amrit's total volume
Amrit by state
Where Amrit concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 121 | 20.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 4.0% |
121 of 582 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Amrit's data
- Amrit's decade-level peak was the 2000s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Amrits (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Amrit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Amrit 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.