Ammy

A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning work; diminutive of Amelia or Amy.

Babies a year
30
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ammy by the numbers

Ammy was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 51 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Amelia

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

  • Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Emeliarival; a form of Amelia565 in the US (2017)
  • Ameliework, industrious; form of Amelia398 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amiliawork, industriousness; a spelling variant of Amelia173 in the US (2017)
  • Meliaa form of Amelia; hardworking106 in the US (2017)
  • Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ameliahwork, industriousness; a modern respelling of Amelia57 in the US (2017)
  • Emelieindustrious; a form of Amelia56 in the US (2017)

Other names that come from Amy

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

  • Aimeebeloved; french form of Amy235 in the US (2017)
  • Amy-Rosebeloved flower; combination of Amy and Rose5 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
  • Aimy10 in the US (2017)
  • Amey9 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ammy

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

  • Amiefemale friend; from ami64 in the US (2017)
  • Amifriend55 in the US (2017)
  • Ammiebeloved; a diminutive of Amelia or Amy5 in the US (2017)
  • Aimi8 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a craft or trade

Like Ammy, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
  • Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
  • Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)

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