Amity
Girl name · #3999 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
In 2025, 36 baby girls were named Amity, placing it at #3999 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3842, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Amity.
The 65-year story
Amity first appears in the Social Security records in 1960, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1979, when 119 girls were named Amity — good for #1125 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Amity per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amity in class?
Amity scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Amity will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Amity is most common
State-level data for Amity is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Amity
Statistically, parents drawn to Amity tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Chasity, Charity, Misty, Adria, and Kristy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amity | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2614 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2792 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3883 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4263 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4909 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3918 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4066 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3656 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3842 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5025 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5398 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5108 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4647 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4958 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6055 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3654 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3703 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amity a popular girl name?
Amity ranked #3999 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3842.
When was the name Amity most popular?
Amity peaked in 1979, when 119 American girls received the name (ranked #1125 that year). Since 1979 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Amity?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Amity. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.