Meaning and history
Amy is the English form of the Old French name Amée, meaning “beloved,” from the Latin Amata. It was used as an English name in the Middle Ages, though rarely, and was revived in the 19th century.
20062006: 2,747 births, rank #128
2007: 2,829 births, rank #119
2008: 2,541 births, rank #133
2009: 2,484 births, rank #130
2010: 2,283 births, rank #136
20112011: 2,191 births, rank #143
2012: 2,238 births, rank #145
2013: 2,239 births, rank #139
2014: 2,193 births, rank #148
2015: 2,043 births, rank #158
20162016: 1,846 births, rank #176
2017: 1,740 births, rank #174
2018: 1,511 births, rank #204
2019: 1,481 births, rank #204
2020: 1,340 births, rank #215
20212021: 1,565 births, rank #189
2022: 1,415 births, rank #206
2023: 1,493 births, rank #199
2024: 1,349 births, rank #227
20252025: 1,200 births, rank #257
Amy moved from #227 to #257 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1975, with 32,254 births.