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Amish
How to Pronounce Amish
Pronounced ah-MEESH /ΙΛΛmiΛΚ/Low
Meaning: Amish is a Sanskrit given name meaning 'honest,' 'trustworthy,' or 'free of deceit and guile.' It is a genuine and popular Indian boy's name; its spelling happens to match the English word for the Amish community, but the two are entirely unrelated.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Amish is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning 'honest,' 'trustworthy,' and 'free of deceit or guile,' and it is a well-used name in India. Its spelling coincidentally matches the English word for the Amish religious community, but the two are unconnected: this is a distinct Indian given name with its own meaning, pronounced ah-MEESH.
Amish was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1981, borne mainly within Indian-American families. A boy named Amish then is in his mid-forties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Amish mean?
In Sanskrit it means 'honest,' 'trustworthy,' or 'free of deceit'; it is a distinct Indian given name.
How do you pronounce Amish?
It is said ah-MEESH /ΙΛΛmiΛΚ/, two syllables with the stress on the second, unlike the community name.
Is Amish a boy or girl name?
Amish is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Amish?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.