Fun Facts About the Name Amrit
- More than 1 thousand babies named Amrit: U.S. records list 1,003 babies given the name Amrit from 1880 through 2025. Even 421 girls received the name Amrit.
What Does the Name Amrit Mean?
Amrit comes from Sanskrit amṛta, whose literal sense is "not dead," that is, deathless or immortal. The word is formed from the negative prefix a- plus mṛta, "dead," which derives from the Indo-European root *mer-, "to die" - the same root behind Latin mors (death) and English mortal. In Hindu usage the noun amṛta also names the drink of the gods that grants deathlessness, so the customary meaning of the name is "nectar of immortality" or "divine nectar." The literal etymology and this customary sense are closely connected: the drink takes its name from the immortality it is said to give. The feminine form is usually Amrita or Amruta.
Amrit Name History & Origins
Sanskrit amṛta is an old word, appearing in Vedic texts, where it refers both to the deathlessness of the gods and to a divine drink that confers it. In the Hindu account of the churning of the ocean (samudra manthana), gods and demons churn the ocean of milk and amṛta is one of the treasures that comes out of it; those who obtain it gain immortality. The story is told in the Mahabharata and in Puranic literature, and amṛta is sometimes linked with soma, the ritual drink of the Vedas.
Among Sikhs the word has a distinct religious use. Amrit Sanchar is the initiation ceremony into the Khalsa, in which initiates drink amrit - water sweetened with sugar and stirred with a double-edged sword - from a common bowl. Sikh tradition holds that Guru Gobind Singh began this ceremony in 1699, when he initiated the first five members of the Khalsa. Amrit Vela, "the ambrosial hour," is the time before dawn set aside for prayer and recitation of scripture.
As a given name, Amrit is used mainly in India and Nepal by Hindus and Sikhs, and by South Asian communities elsewhere, with the masculine form Amrit and the feminine Amrita or Amruta. The related name Amar, meaning "immortal," is a separate formation from the same root (a- + mara) rather than a shortening of Amrit.
How Popular is the Name Amrit?
Amrit has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #3,563 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #11,137 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,576 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #12,299 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,558 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,434 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,565 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,378 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,266 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #11,912 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #12,072 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,129 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #13,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,325 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,708 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #7,441 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #10,872 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,334 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,847 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #10,761 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #6,316 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #8,329 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #6,637 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #7,607 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,507 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #5,141 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #10,923 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,160 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,549 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #10,625 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #11,851 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,771 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,628 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,906 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #8,070 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #7,725 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,023 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #9,598 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,739 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,493 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #10,569 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,298 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #12,417 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,349 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,890 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #8,876 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #7,531 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,420 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,865 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #4,949 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #6,368 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #7,088 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #5,492 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #6,626 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #4,869 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #5,213 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,259 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #5,114 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,401 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,013 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #8,030 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #5,886 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #4,013 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #3,736 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #3,794 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #4,311 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #5,057 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #3,709 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #3,855 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #5,301 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #3,838 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,563 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #4,298 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #3,829 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #5,672 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #5,109 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #3,788 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #4,823 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #3,716 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,250 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,720 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,588 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,941 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,092 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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