Amy
Top 1000
About Amy
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.
Pronounced AY-mee.
As of October 2026, Amy ranked #257 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2 in 1973, Nameberry popularity #229.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #148 | 2,193 | 1,227.6 |
| 2015 | #158 | 2,043 | 1,144.5 |
| 2016 | #176 | 1,845 | 1,041.2 |
| 2017 | #174 | 1,739 | 1,007.3 |
| 2018 | #204 | 1,511 | 888.3 |
| 2019 | #205 | 1,480 | 881.8 |
| 2020 | #215 | 1,339 | 828.3 |
| 2021 | #189 | 1,564 | 953.2 |
| 2022 | #206 | 1,414 | 862.1 |
| 2023 | #200 | 1,489 | 928 |
| 2024 | #228 | 1,344 | 829.5 |
| 2025 | #257 | 1,200 | 746.6 |
World rankings
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Amy on lists
Famous Amys
- 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
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"
- Amy Sutton
character in the “sweet valley twins” book series