Given name
Amittai
“true”·“honest”
Amittai is used as a given name. Interpretations include “true” (Hebrew) and “honest” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewאמתי
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “true” (Hebrew) and “honest” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'aman (אמן), “to confirm or support.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Amittai appears in 2 Kings 14:25, Jonah 1:1.
- 2 Kings 14:25
- Jonah 1:1
From biblical name research
Amittai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amittai’s family of names
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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