How Many People Are Named Amit?
An estimated 2,981 people in the United States have the first name Amit. It is predominantly male (93.5%). The average bearer is 34 years old, and Amit peaked in popularity in 1983 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,981
About 1 in 114,980 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.5% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1983
135 births
Total Registered
3,093
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amit
Amit is predominantly male (93.5%), though 202 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Amit as a male name
Ranked #5,894 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (135 births)
Amit as a female name
Ranked #11,703 in 2017
8 female births in 2017
Peak: 2000 (19 births)
Amit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amit span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,024 babies were registered. Amit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Amit by Decade
How has Amit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amit by State
Birth registrations for Amit span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 150 Amits were registered per state.
Amit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amit?
We estimate approximately 2,981 people named Amit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 114,980 Americans share this first name.
Is Amit a common name?
Amit is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,093 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amit most popular?
Amit reached peak popularity in 1983, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amit is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amit a male name?
Amit is predominantly male. 93.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amit Smith, Amit Johnson, Amit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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