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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 779 babies (rank #43 that year). In 2024 it was given to 85 girls (rank #348). 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.

13,090

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

779

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

Names ranked near Amy in 2024

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	779	#43
1992	733	#44
1993	687	#45
1994	523	#54
1995	687	#44
1996	695	#41
1997	564	#51
1998	561	#48
1999	548	#47
2000	544	#42
2001	535	#44
2002	446	#53
2003	463	#48
2004	471	#50
2005	457	#55
2006	388	#68
2007	364	#75
2008	364	#76
2009	332	#87
2010	330	#81
2011	282	#103
2012	257	#119
2013	252	#121
2014	256	#120
2015	228	#136
2016	248	#114
2017	194	#152
2018	167	#171
2019	145	#193
2020	142	#198
2021	123	#256
2022	128	#219
2023	112	#252
2024	85	#348