Is Amity a boy or girl name?
Amity is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 0 boys were named Amity, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,126 US babies named Amity were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,045
- Babies named Amity since 1960
- 2,126
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 119 babies
Boys and girls named Amity, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 638 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 370 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 248 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 260 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 317 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 251 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,045 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,616 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,794 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,887 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,270 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,917 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,925 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,073 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,660 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,844 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,034 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,758 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,407 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,925 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,115 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,102 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,651 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,111 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,945 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,965 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,713 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,075 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,658 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,709 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,408 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,881 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,033 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,904 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,188 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,853 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,027 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,885 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,345 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,659 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,006 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,124 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,696 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,104 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,896 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,132 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,424 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,983 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,456 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,663 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,530 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,125 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,348 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,346 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,208 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,405 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,578 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,915 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,279 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,738 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,717 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,433 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,041 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,568 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,019 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,615 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,597 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,406 |
Highest rank
Amity has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,125 in 1979. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amity
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.