US rank #11286 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,022 births

Amrita — #11286 US girls' name

1,022 babies named Amrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s1661990s3022000s3262010s1632020s22
#11286
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Amrita was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

38 babies were named Amrita in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amrita

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,022 babies named Amrita between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amrita currently holds the #11286 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amrita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amrita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 198 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Amrita in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amrita 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 1,022 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.

Amrita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,022

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1999

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,286

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amrita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
38
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 20242015200820011994198719801973 6

Amrita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
326 births that decade — 32% of Amrita's all-time total
1970s431980s1661990s3022000s3262010s1632020s22

Amrita by state

Where Amrita concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amrita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
198 19.4%
#2 New York
154 15.1%
#3 New Jersey
16 1.6%
#4 Illinois
5 0.5%
California share of Amrita's total US births 19.4%
Even split

198 of 1,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amrita?
1,022 babies have been named Amrita since 1973. It currently ranks #11286 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 38 births.
When was Amrita most popular?
Amrita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Amrita most popular?
The top states for the name Amrita are California (198 births), New York (154 births), New Jersey (16 births).
How long has the name Amrita been used?
Amrita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amrita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amri, Amrit, Amra, Amreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.