The first name Amity
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Amity last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2011, with 9 births (#2,636).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amity with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amity at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 36 girls born in the United States were named Amity, the 3,982nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 119 were.
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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Amity?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Amity, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2011, with 9 births.
- Is Amity a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,163 US babies named Amity since 1880 were girls.
- When was Amity most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 119 babies were named Amity, its highest rank at 1,125th.