Feminine dossier · first seen 1960

Amity

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Amity
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1979

Peak rank proxy

119

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1960Peak 19792024

Peak year

1979

Decline from peak

55.5%

2024

All-time

2,126

Amity is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1979, when 119 girls were named Amity.

In 2024, only 53 girls were given the name.

All told, about 2,126 Americans have been named Amity and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1960.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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