Amity means friendship or harmony — from the Latin amicus. Amity IS the most directly Latin expression of friendship. The Amityville Horror IS one of cinema's most iconic. Three syllables of the most directly Latin friendship, maximum harmony, and cinema's most iconic horror.
Amity IS the most directly Latin friendship.Maximum harmony.The Amityville Horror IS cinema's most iconic.Three syllables with a warm, Latin sound: AM-ih-tee.Ami (friend) IS directly embedded.
Amity IS the most directly Latin friendship. Amityville IS cinema's most iconic horror.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin; Amityville Horror (1979).
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Today
Amity remains a beloved choice, ranking #3703 in the US. 2,126 babies have been named Amity since 1960.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Amity?
1979peak year
Amity is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3703), with about 43 babies named Amity each year. In 1979, 119 babies received the name (ranked #1125). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,126.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Amity's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — friendship nurturing. People named Amity tend to be warm, harmonious, and gifted at being the most directly Latin friendship.
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