Primarily a boy's name · 93% boys
Amit is a Hindu and Jewish given name and a Jewish surname. In Hindi, Amit originates from the Sanskrit word amita, amita essentially is the negation of mita, which means "to measure". In Hebrew, Amit means "friend", "colleague", ״peer”, or "member of the organization".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amit yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,991 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,448 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,322 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,618 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,055 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,656 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,192 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,067 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,037 |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 |
| 1979 | 88 | #937 |
| 1980 | 104 | #872 |
| 1981 | 120 | #800 |
| 1982 | 111 | #840 |
| 1983 | 135 | #743 |
| 1984 | 113 | #823 |
| 1985 | 114 | #839 |
| 1986 | 78 | #1,054 |
| 1987 | 97 | #954 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,130 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,336 |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,252 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,314 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,452 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,577 |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,494 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,682 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,655 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,890 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,163 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,928 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,913 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,253 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,394 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,243 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,266 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,579 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,474 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,565 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,167 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,714 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,753 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,626 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,407 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,789 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,520 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,326 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,599 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,113 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,558 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,109 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,575 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,844 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,889 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,894 |
