Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
It comes from the Sanskrit word amrta, meaning “immortal.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amrit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,003
- 582 boys · 421 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,298 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,298 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,148 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Amrit
- Amrit KaurIndian politician (1889–1964)
- Amrit KaurCanadian actress, producer, and writer (born 1993)
- Amrit MangatCanadian politicianborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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