Amy

Meaning: Beloved
Origin: English (from Latin, via Old French)

Girl's name · #257 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Amy reached #2 in 1973 and has faded to #257 since. About 702,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#44 in Ecuador (2025) · #98 in Netherlands (2025) · #138 in Ireland (2025) · #194 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #209 in Switzerland (2025) · #219 in Scotland (2025) · #301 in Austria (2025) · #339 in N. Ireland (2025) · #366 in England & Wales (2025) · #372 in France (2025) · #420 in Belgium (2025) · #436 in Sweden (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Amys

Amy Winehouse — British singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
Amy Adams — American actress
Amy Lee — American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1981)
Amy Poehler — American actress
Amy Macdonald — Scottish singer-songwriter

In stories & tradition

Amy Rose — Sonic Battle (video game)
Amy Pond — Doctor Who (TV series)
Amy Farrah Fowler — The Big Bang Theory (TV series)

What Amys become

Among 2,007 notable people named Amy:

Entertainers appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter (1983–2011).

Similar names: Amiah · Rebecca · Amirah · Jamie · Angela · Julie

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