Amrit
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AM-rit
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Unisex
Amrit is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “nectar of immortality”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Amrit mean?
Sanskrit: used especially by Sikh and Hindu families
“nectar of immortality”
In Sikhism amrit is the sweetened holy water used in the Amrit Sanchar initiation ceremony.
Is Amrit a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Amrit has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Amrit in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Amrit, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 50 girls. 7 boys were also named Amrit in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Amrit in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 63% of the babies named Amrit in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Amrit in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,577 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,326 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 32 | #1,149 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 39 | #999 |
| 2011 | 38 | #997 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,200 |
| 2009 | 50 | #785 |
| 2008 | 48 | #784 |
| 2007 | 33 | #985 |
| 2006 | 32 | #975 |
| 2005 | 38 | #808 |
| 2004 | 37 | #814 |
| 2003 | 31 | #901 |
| 2002 | 42 | #689 |
| 2001 | 31 | #832 |
| 2000 | 29 | #854 |
| 1999 | 35 | #738 |
| 1998 | 46 | #616 |
| 1997 | 29 | #854 |
| 1996 | 31 | #798 |
How popular is Amrit in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Amrit, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had more boys named Amrit than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Amrit in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2017, 37% of the babies named Amrit in the US were girls.
Amrit in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Amrit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avneet Priya Anvi Dhanvi Dhriti Tanvi Yashvi Sanvi Aashvi Navya Viha Avni
Names related to Amrit
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amrit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amrit, updated 20 October 2026.