Amit

Amit is a male given name: 96% of people named Amit are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel, India and Sri Lanka
US births since 1880: 2,795 male / 199 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Amit

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Amit," in English, "Guten Tag Amit," in German. Amit is a male given name: about 96% of people named Amit are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Amit,

German

Guten Tag Amit,

French

Bonjour Amit,

Spanish

Estimado/a Amit:

Chinese

Amit您好：

Japanese

Amit様

English

Hi Amit,

German

Hi Amit,

French

Salut Amit,

Spanish

Hola Amit,

Chinese

Amit你好：

Japanese

Amitさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Amit by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	93%
Israel	uncommon	man's name	98%
India and Sri Lanka	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,795 male · 199 female · 2,994 births recorded

Male 93%Female 7%

Since 1980: 92% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Amit a male or female name?

Amit is a male given name: 96% of people named Amit are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Amit in an email?

Is Amit a unisex name?

Amit is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Amit are men. Amit leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Amit a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/amit (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_amit,
  title  = {Is Amit a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/amit},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}