Amy
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning beloved.
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 |
Amy by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 32,252 babies in 1975, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 48 American girls born that year was called Amy.
Names that come from Amy
Forms of Amy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Amifriend55 in the US (2017)
- Ammywork; diminutive of Amelia or Amy30 in the US (2017)
- Avyolive; diminutive form of Aveline or Avery27 in the US (2017)
- Amaborn on Saturday11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arylion of god; a form of Ari or Ariel14 in the US (2017)
- Abyfather's joy; a form of Abigail8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Amy
Names that are said the same way as Amy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean love
Like Amy, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mabellovable1,527 in England and Wales (2025)