Amy

AY-mee

French

"beloved"

Amy Origin and Meaning

The name Amy is a girl's name of French, Latin origin meaning "beloved".

Amy is the English variation of the Old French name Amée—Aimée in modern French. Amée was a translation of the Latin name Amata, which derived from amatus, meaning "beloved." Other spelling variations include Amie and Ami.

Amy was second only to Jennifer for the whole decade of the 1970s and, though far less used for babies today, remains a short, sweet Little Women-style classic. When asked which seventies name might make a comeback, several Berries placed their bets on Amy.

Amy rocketed to popularity in the late nineteenth century along with the other Louisa May Alcott Little Women names (Amy was the artistic one), fell from favor, then burst onto the scene again in the 1960s, when parents were turning back to basic names like Jessie, Maggie and Molly.

The many notable Amys on the scene today include actors Amy Adams, Amy Ryan and Amy Poehler, singer Amy Grant, director Amy Heckerling and author Amy Tan.

Amy was the name of 'Little Dorrit' in the Dickens novel.

Amy Rank in US Top 1000

# 228 in the US

Amy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 166 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Amy

• 228 US 2024
• 166 Nameberry 2025
• 397 Future 2028
• 363 England 2024
• 156 scotland 2022
• 84 Ireland 2021
• 100 Germany 2020
• 93 Netherlands 2024
• 167 switzerland 2024
• 71 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Amy

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• Rachel
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• Marie
• Sarah
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• Danielle
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• Melissa
• Laura
• Angela
• Michelle
• Megan
• Julie
• Christine

Famous People Named Amy

• Amy Lyon birth name of Emma, Lady Hamilton
• Amy Adams American actress
• Amy Beth Schumer American comedian and actress
• Amy Tan American novelist
• Amy Marcy Cheney Beach American composer and pianist
• Amy Lynn Lee American lead singer of band Evanescence
• Amy Jade Winehouse English singer
• Amy Meredith Poehler American actress/comedian
• Amy Lee Grant American singer
• Amy Frederica Brenneman American actress
• Amy Sim American fashion designer ("Under the Gunn")
• Amy Chua American lawyer and author
• Amy Renee Heidemann singer of American hip,hop duo Karmin
• Amy Davis Irving American actress
• Amy Heckerling American film director
• Amy Lynn Carter daughter of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
• Amy Jo Johnson American actress
• Amy Jean Klobuchar U.S. Senator from Minnesota
• Amy Hempel American short story author
• Amy Andrea Childs English actress
• Amy Tintera an american writer
• Amy Yuen Yee Chow American Olympic gymnast
• Amy Elizabeth Ray American singer of The Indigo Girls
• Amy Ryan (born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski) American actress
• Amy Louise Acker American actress
• Amy Marie Yasbeck American actress
• Amy Robsart wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, himself the favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England
• Amy Elizabeth Fisher aka the Long Island Lolita American author and actress
• Amy Blagojevich daughter of politician Rod Blagojevich
• Amy Joy Rodriguez Shilling American soccer player
• Amy Elizabeth Cimorelli YouTuber of band Cimorelli
• Amy Dale YouTuber of The Dale Tribe
• Naomi "Amy" Biden late daughter of U.S. VP Joe Biden
• Amy Lee aka AmyLee33 English YouTuber
• Amy Turner Australian rugby player
• Amy Elizabeth Cimorelli Singer/Guitarist for the band Cimorelli
• Amy Sequenzia autistic and multiply disabled advocate, essayist, and poet
• Amy Coney Barrett Justice of the U.S Supreme Court

The name Amy in Pop Culture

• Amy March character in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
• Amy Leander character in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
• Amy Abbott character on TV's "Everwood"
• Amy Dorrit character in Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit"
• Amy Brinkley baby on TV's "Up All Night"
• Amy Farrah Fowler character on TV's "The Big Bang Theory"
• Amy Juergens main character on TV's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
• Amy Barone Robert's wife on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
• Amy aka Sailor Mercury character in anime "Sailor Moon"
• Amy Rose character in the Sonic The Hedgehog video games
• Amelia "Amy" Jessica Pond character on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Amy Pond character in Supernatural
• Amy Dyer character on the British TV series "In the Flesh"
• Amy Martin character in the Across the Universe trilogy by Beth Revis
• Amy gorilla in Michael Crichton's "Congo"
• Amy Green Rachel's sister on TV's "Friends"
• Amy minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Amy Fleming character on TV's "Heartland"
• Amy Madison minor character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
• Amy Duncan character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
• Amy Wong character on TV's "Futurama"
• Amy Matthews character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
• Amy Brookheimer character on TV's "Veep"
• Amy Cahill characters in The 39 Clues series
• Amy Barlow character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Amy Elliot Dunne character in Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl"
• Amy Santiago character on TV's 'Brooklyn Nine Nine'
• Amy Lindley Jen's daughter on TV's "Dawson's Creek"
• Amy Sorel character in the 'Soul Calibur' video games
• Amy Jones character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Amy Dubanowski character on TV's "Superstore"
• Amy Foster character in "Sims" series
• "Amy " song by Pure Prairie League
• "Once in Love with Amy " song in musical "Where's Charley?"
• Amy Bradshaw protagonist and main character in the movie D.E.B.S
• Amy's Kitchen vegetarian frozen food company
• Amy character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"
• "Chasing Amy" 1997 romantic comedy drama film
• Amy Cassidy character in series "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"

International Variations of the name Amy

• Amada Spanish
• Amaliya Russian
• Amelie French
• Ema Romanian
• Amalia Italian
• Aimeé French
• Amadea Italian
• Amata Swedish