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 1999 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 91 babies (rank #261 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #463). 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.

1,012

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

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Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	21	#565
2000	16	#698
2001	16	#717
2002	24	#559
2003	20	#610
2004	18	#720
2005	29	#512
2006	23	#602
2007	18	#730
2008	40	#443
2009	52	#373
2010	43	#428
2011	42	#434
2012	91	#261
2013	58	#338
2014	90	#263
2015	86	#265
2016	90	#254
2017	76	#280
2020	52	#328
2022	42	#378
2023	37	#397
2024	28	#463