UK girl's name
Amitis
A feminine name of Persian origin meaning "boundless friend" or "eternal friend".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Amitis is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Amitis popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5691, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2014 to 2014. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Amitis is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Amitis. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Amitis ranked #5691 for girls in England and Wales in 2014, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 3 girls were registered as Amitis.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Amitis as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5691
2014
Births in 2014
3
Latest year
Peak year
2014
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Meaning
What does Amitis mean?
The name Amitis has its origins in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) and dates back to the Achaemenid Empire, which ruled from 550 BCE to 330 BCE. It is derived from the Old Persian word "amita," which means "boundless" or "infinite."
The name Amitis first appears in the Achaemenid inscriptions at Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rustam, where it is mentioned as the name of a daughter of the Persian king Xerxes I (518-465 BCE). She is also mentioned in the ancient Greek historian Herodotus' work "The Histories."
In Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest religions in the world, Amitis is the name of a female deity associated with plant life and fertility. The name is also found in several ancient Persian texts, including the Avesta, the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amitis is from the 5th century BCE, when it was borne by Amitis, the daughter of the Persian king Artaxerxes I (465-424 BCE). Another notable historical figure with this name was Amitis, the wife of the Parthian king Mithridates I (171-138 BCE).
In the medieval period, the name Amitis was used by several Persian princesses and noblewomen, such as Amitis Khatun, the wife of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah I (1073-1092 CE), and Amitis Begum, the daughter of the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh (1377-1447 CE).
Other notable historical figures named Amitis include Amitis Qazvini (1641-1679), a Persian poet and calligrapher, and Amitis Afshar (1677-1734), a Persian princess and the wife of the Afsharid ruler Nader Shah.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Decades
Amitis by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Amitis was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5691 | 3 | 1 |
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Names similar to Amitis
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- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Amitis: questions and answers
How popular is the name Amitis in the UK right now?
In 2014, Amitis was ranked #5691 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Amitis most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 3 babies registered as Amitis in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Amitis?
A feminine name of Persian origin meaning "boundless friend" or "eternal friend".
How many people are called Amitis in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Amitis across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.