Amy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Amy- (6)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 5,206 babies (rank #9 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

50,919

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

5,206

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
1996	5,206	#9
1997	4,666	#11
1998	4,311	#11
1999	3,881	#14
2000	3,646	#14
2001	3,242	#12
2002	2,978	#14
2003	2,889	#16
2004	3,286	#13
2005	2,717	#17
2006	2,318	#19
2007	2,031	#23
2008	1,702	#34
2009	1,975	#28
2010	1,540	#38
2011	1,213	#51
2012	995	#62
2013	718	#76
2014	668	#82
2015	497	#117
2016	440	#129