Amy
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning beloved.
Babies a year
1,724
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#257
down from #228
UK popularity
#366
117 babies · down from #363
How Amy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #158 |
| 2016 | #176 |
| 2017 | #174 |
| 2018 | #204 |
| 2019 | #203 |
| 2020 | #215 |
| 2021 | #189 |
| 2022 | #205 |
| 2023 | #200 |
| 2024 | #228 |
| 2025 | #257 |
In 2025, 117 babies in England and Wales were named Amy. In the US, 1,724 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 32,252 in 1975.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Amy was most common in 1975, when it went to 2.07% of American babies of that sex.
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