boy's name

Amid

  • Origin Amis
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 99

Amid is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2009 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Amid is a name of Amis origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1967, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1950.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Amid over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Amid by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 10
1960s 30
1970s 25
1980s 5
1990s 5
2000s (to 2006) 5

How popular is Amid?

In 2006, Amid was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Amid is used

France #4,351 5 in 2006
England & Wales #5,161 3 in 2015
United States #12,596 5 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Amid

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Amid also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Amid

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Amid

How popular is the name Amid?

In 2006, Amid was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Amid a girl's or a boy's name?

Amid is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Amid?

Amid has 2 syllables.

When was Amid most popular?

Amid peaked in 1967, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.