girl's name
Amity
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,280
Amity is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1979, when 119 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Amity over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 |
| 1970s | 638 |
| 1980s | 370 |
| 1990s | 248 |
| 2000s | 260 |
| 2010s | 318 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 287 |
How popular is Amity?
In 2025, Amity was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amity is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Amity
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amity also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amity
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amity
How popular is the name Amity?
In 2025, Amity was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amity a girl's or a boy's name?
Amity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Amity?
Amity has 3 syllables.
When was Amity most popular?
Amity peaked in 1979, when 119 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Amity a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amity currently ranks #4,030 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.