Amittai
Amittai was the father of the Prophet Jonah. He was also a native of Gath-hepher.
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Amittai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amittai was the father of the Prophet Jonah. He was also a native of Gath-hepher.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Amittai
The earliest SSA record of Amittai as a baby boy name dates back to 2015, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Amittai — #12,084 in the national rankings. Amittai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Amittai
Amittai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Amittai's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #12,084. Use the chart and map above to compare Amittai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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