Amity: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,982

among girls · ↓930 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amity · -32% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1979

119 babies

All-time total

2,163

#4,473 all-time among girls

First recorded

1960

in Social Security records

Amity popularity over time

2,163 babies have been named Amity since 1960, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	42	4	–	#4,432
1970s	638	64	+1419%	#1,125
1980s	370	37	-42%	#1,530
1990s	248	25	-33%	#3,345
2000s	260	26	+5%	#3,658
2010s	318	32	+22%	#3,660
2020s (to 2025)	287	48	+50%	#2,618

Where Amity is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	38	0.02	outside top 500
2027	41	0.03	outside top 500
2028	43	0.03	outside top 500
2029	44	0.03	outside top 500
2030	46	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Amity

Amity is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,982 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 2,163 American babies have been named Amity. Its peak came in 1979, when 119 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amity stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amity?

The median living Amity is about 33 years old; half are between 13 and 47. An estimated 2,100 people named Amity are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amity year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#3,982
2024	53	#3,052
2023	67	#2,618
2022	61	#2,794
2021	38	#3,888
2020	32	#4,272
2019	27	#4,919
2018	37	#3,926
2017	36	#4,073
2016	42	#3,660
2015	39	#3,845
2014	27	#5,035
2013	30	#4,655
2012	25	#5,408
2011	28	#4,925
2010	27	#5,115
2009	28	#5,102
2008	32	#4,652
2007	18	#7,111
2006	11	#9,946
2005	26	#4,966
2004	28	#4,713
2003	19	#6,075
2002	36	#3,658
2001	35	#3,709
2000	27	#4,408
1995	20	#4,853
1990	25	#4,006
1985	19	#4,132
1980	77	#1,530
1975	75	#1,405
1970	16	#3,717
1965	5	#6,568
1960	5	#6,407
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amity, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amity?

The median living Amity is about 33 years old. Half of all living Amitys are between 13 and 47 years old.

How many people named Amity are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Amity are alive in the United States, based on 2,163 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amity in 2025?

Amity ranked #3,982 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amity?

2,163 babies have been named Amity in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amity most popular?

Amity peaked in 1979, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Amity a boy or girl name?

Amity is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amity rising or falling?

Amity is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amity become more popular?

Amity is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Amity in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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