Is Amit a boy or girl name?
Amit is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 15 boys were named Amit, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.5% of the 3,093 US babies named Amit were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,894
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Amit since 1965
- 3,093
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 135 babies
Boys and girls named Amit, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 481 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,017 | 7 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 588 | 63 | 9.7% |
| 2000s | 467 | 91 | 16.3% |
| 2010s | 246 | 41 | 14.3% |
| 2020s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | #5,894 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,889 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,844 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,575 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,109 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,558 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,113 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,599 | 8 | #11,703 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,326 | 7 | #12,990 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,520 | 5 | #16,601 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,789 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,407 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,626 | 5 | #17,073 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,753 | 9 | #11,248 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,714 | 7 | #13,562 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,167 | 5 | #17,497 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,565 | 11 | #10,130 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,474 | 7 | #14,034 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,579 | 12 | #9,331 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,266 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,243 | 9 | #10,759 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,394 | 8 | #11,379 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,253 | 8 | #11,186 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,913 | 12 | #8,231 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,928 | 19 | #5,716 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,163 | 7 | #11,461 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,890 | 6 | #12,181 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,655 | 11 | #7,610 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,682 | 6 | #11,856 |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,494 | 6 | #11,856 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,577 | 9 | #8,763 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,452 | 10 | #8,095 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,314 | 8 | #9,372 |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 97 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 78 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 114 | #839 | 7 | #8,364 |
| 1984 | 113 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 135 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 111 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 120 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 104 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 88 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,322 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,543 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amit reached #743 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #5,716 in 2000. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amit
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.