Amrutha
A feminine Hindu name meaning "immortal" or "divine nectar".
Name Census estimates that about 247 living Americans carry the first name Amrutha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amrutha today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amrutha births was 2010 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amrutha. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amrutha with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
247
~ 1 in 1,387,669 Americans
Peak year
2010
15 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,363
Tracked since 1999
Census
Amrutha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 519 people with the first name Amrutha, which placed it at #20,044 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,044
National first-name rank
People counted
519
519 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
96.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amrutha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amrutha is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.3%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amrutha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amrutha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander96.7% · 502
- Two or more races1.3% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 5
- Black or African American0.6% · 3
- White0.4% · 2
Popularity
Amrutha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amrutha from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 108 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amrutha by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amrutha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amruthas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Amrutha
The name Amrutha is of Sanskrit origin and is believed to have originated in ancient India. It is derived from the word "amrut," which means "immortal" or "nectar of immortality" in Sanskrit. The name is often associated with the divine drink of the gods in Hindu mythology, which is also known as "amrita."
In Hindu mythology, amrita is the divine nectar that gives immortality to the gods. According to one popular legend, during the churning of the cosmic ocean by the gods and demons, the nectar of immortality emerged, and a fierce battle ensued to possess it. The name Amrutha is a reminder of this mythological event and the quest for eternal life.
The earliest recorded use of the name Amrutha can be traced back to ancient Sanskrit texts and inscriptions from the Indian subcontinent. It is mentioned in various Hindu religious scriptures, such as the Vedas and Puranas, where it is often used as a metaphor for eternal bliss and divine grace.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Amrutha. One of the earliest known figures was Amrutha Valli, a Tamil poet and mystic who lived in the 6th century CE. She is renowned for her poetic works that explored themes of love, devotion, and spiritual enlightenment.
Another prominent Amrutha was Amrutha Nayaki, a 16th-century queen and regent of the Madurai Nayak kingdom in South India. She is remembered for her patronage of arts and architecture, as well as her role in the construction of several notable temples and palaces during her reign.
In the 18th century, Amrutha Siddhi was a renowned Indian scholar and philosopher. She authored several influential works on Advaita Vedanta, a philosophical tradition that emphasizes the non-dualism of the Upanishads and the unity of the individual soul with the supreme reality.
More recently, Amrutha Pritam (1919-2005) was a celebrated Indian poet, novelist, and essayist. She is regarded as one of the most influential voices of 20th-century Punjabi literature and is best known for her poetic masterpiece "Sunehre" (Golden).
Another notable figure with the name Amrutha is Amrutha Mohan Rao (1939-2019), an Indian classical dancer and choreographer. She was a renowned exponent of the Kuchipudi dance form and played a significant role in popularizing and preserving this traditional art form.
People
Amrutha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amrutha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amrutha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amrutha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 247 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amrutha going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,387,669 US residents.
Is Amrutha a common name?
We classify Amrutha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 250 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amrutha most popular?
The single biggest year for Amrutha was 2010, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amrutha is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amrutha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 519 people with the name Amrutha, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,044 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amrutha in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amrutha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amrutha appears almost entirely female. Of the 514 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amrutha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amrutha is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.3%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amrutha most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Amrutha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.7% (502 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amrutha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amrutha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amrutha in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amrutha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amrutha in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amrutha can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Amrutha as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.