How Many People Are Named Amita?
An estimated 444 people in the United States have the first name Amita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Amita peaked in popularity in 1984 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amita 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 Amita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
444
About 1 in 771,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1984
21 births
Total Registered
468
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amita
Amita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 468 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amita as a female name
Ranked #13,916 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1984 (21 births)
Amita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amita span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 114 babies were registered. While Amita is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amita by Decade
How has Amita 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.
Amita by State
Amita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amita?
We estimate approximately 444 people named Amita 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 771,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Amita a common name?
Amita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 468 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amita most popular?
Amita reached peak popularity in 1984, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amita is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amita a female name?
Amita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amita Smith, Amita Johnson, Amita 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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