Amit

Where Amit comes from

Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc.
— Wiktionary's entry for Amit
  • Sanskrit
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1964
    Amit Shah born
    Indian politician and 32nd Union Minister of Home Affairs
  2. 1965
    First appearance
    #3,537 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1983
    Peak, #743
    135 babies named Amit — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1989
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,336.
  5. 1993
    Amit Rohidas born
    Indian field hockey player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Sanskrit.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Amitabh, from Sanskrit.
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Amit Shah · Indian politician and 32nd Union Minister of Home Affairs, born 1964
  • Amit Rohidas · Indian field hockey player, born 1993
  • Amit Trivedi · Indian film score composer, music director, singer and lyricist, born 1979
  • Amit Mishra · Indian cricket player, born 1982
  • Amit Panghal · Indian amateur boxer, born 1995

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.