Amy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Amy is an English feminine given name. It is the English version of the French name Aimée, which means beloved. It was used as a diminutive of the Latin name Amata, a name derived from the passive participle of amare, "to love".

From Wikipedia

Amy first appears in the data in 1975 and has been recorded in 41 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 884 babies (rank #7 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Amy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,616

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

884

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Little Women: Amy March — the youngest, an artist
In Doctor Who: Amy Pond — the girl who waited
In Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Amy Santiago — by-the-book detective, Jake's wife

Famous people named Amy

Amy Winehouserecording artist · b. 1983
Amy Adamsfilm actor · b. 1974
Amy Leesongwriter · b. 1981
Amy Poehlerfilm actor · b. 1971
Amy Macdonaldguitarist · b. 1987

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1975	152	#76
1976	235	#50
1977	311	#35
1978	392	#23
1979	489	#16
1980	589	#13
1981	632	#13
1982	683	#11
1983	745	#8
1984	778	#8
1985	864	#6
1986	778	#10
1987	845	#8
1988	884	#7
1989	825	#6
1990	753	#9
1991	666	#9
1992	755	#8
1993	669	#9
1994	593	#11
1995	546	#13
1996	491	#13
1997	489	#14
1998	458	#16
1999	431	#17
2000	442	#16
2001	469	#13
2002	396	#20
2003	338	#26
2004	302	#31
2005	282	#31
2006	143	#38
2007	137	#48
2008	147	#42
2009	97	#74
2010	99	#65
2012	81	#90
2014	18	#111
2015	181	#105
2016	424	#66
2017	7	#198