Amity

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Amity is a feminine given name of English origin that means “friendship”. It comes from the Latin word amicus, which means "friend".

From Wikipedia

Amity first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 5 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 67 babies (rank #136 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Amity

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amity yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

198

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	11	#154
2015	67	#136
2016	53	#164
2017	12	#143
2018	55	#110