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    The first name Amit

    A boy’s name from Sanskrit.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc.

    Amit is a short form of

    • Amitabh
    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Amit last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2001, with 22 births (#786).

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    214
    babies named Amit, 1996–2025
    #4,749
    rank in 2018
    2001
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amit with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Amit at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Amit, the 8,296th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1983, when 135 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    3,101
    babies named Amit since 1880
    #8,296
    rank in 2025
    1983
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Amit

    7 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Amit Elor
      American wrestler (born 2004)
    • Amit Chaudhuri
      Contemporary Indian-English novelist, born 1962
    • Amit Guluzade
      Azerbaijani footballer, born 1992
    • Amit Farkash
      Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer, born 1989
    • Amit Singh Bakshi
      Field hockey player (1925–2024)
    • Amit Shah
      British actor, born 1981
    • Amit Singhal
      American computer engineer, born 1968

    More Sanskrit boys’ names

    All 288 names of Sanskrit origin

    Questions

    What does the name Amit mean?
    Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc.
    What is the origin of the name Amit?
    Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc.
    How popular is the name Amit?
    In 2018, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Amit, ranking 4,749th. Its peak was 2001, with 22 births.
    Is Amit a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 3,101 US babies named Amit since 1880, 7% were girls and 93% boys.
    When was Amit most popular?
    1983 in the United States, when 135 babies were named Amit, its highest rank at 743rd.