Amy
Old French amee, “beloved,” from Latin amata.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Amy March of Little Women kept the name familiar for a century before its huge 1970s run.
Amy appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1958 to 1998. It spent 14 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1975, when 32,254 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 2 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 257 for girls. All told, 703,484 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Aimee (54,763), Amie (21,648), Ami (8,100), Ammie (2,607), Amee (1,713), Amiee (1,709) (total births since 1880)
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,127 | No. 108 |
| 1890s | 3,042 | No. 131 |
| 1900s | 2,576 | No. 165 |
| 1910s | 4,824 | No. 225 |
| 1920s | 5,264 | No. 263 |
| 1930s | 3,402 | No. 329 |
| 1940s | 5,328 | No. 237 |
| 1950s | 30,583 | No. 85 |
| 1960s | 116,775 | No. 6 |
| 1970s | 268,994 | No. 2 |
| 1980s | 150,662 | No. 6 |
| 1990s | 51,167 | No. 38 |
| 2000s | 28,760 | No. 105 |
| 2010s | 19,765 | No. 136 |
| 2020s | 8,362 | No. 189 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.