Amily

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning striving; a feminine form of Amiable or Emil.

Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Amily by the numbers

Amily was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 18 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Emil

Like Amily, each of these traces back to Emil: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Emilrival; eager; a form of Aemilius43 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Emilsrival; eager; a form of Emil or Emilia3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amily. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amityfriendship36 in the US (2017)
  • Ailynoble; a form of Aileen7 in the US (2017)
  • Amilya31 in the US (2017)
  • Amil12 in the US (2017)
  • Amely11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Amily

Names that are said the same way as Amily, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ameliework, industrious; form of Amelia398 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amaliebrave or industrious; a form of Amelia39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amalimy hopes; a form of Amaal4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amiliebeloved; a form of Amelia3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ameli12 in the US (2017)
  • Amilli5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Amily

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