Girls' name · since 1973
Amrita
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 1,027 babies named Amrita, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,324 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,027
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,027 babies have been named Amrita since 1973, making it today's #15324 girls' name.
Amrita has 1,027 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15324 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,324 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,027 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amrita ranks #7,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,324 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,027 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,324 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,027
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amrita's 1,027 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Amrita compares
1,027 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Amrita's all-time total is 173% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amrita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,027 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amrita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amrita splits its recorded history at 1999: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amrita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Amrita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (326 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Amrita's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Amrita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
302 births
- 2000s
2000s
326 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 326 births (32% of all-time use).
How Amrita 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 Amrita's total volume
Amrita by state
Where Amrita concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 198 | 19.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 154 | 15.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
198 of 1,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amrita's data
- Amrita's decade-level peak was the 2000s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Amritas (198 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amrita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Amrita 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.