How Many People Are Named Amy?
people named Amy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 533 people in the US has this name
Based on 703,484 babies named Amy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
32,343 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata. As an English name, it was in use in the Middle Ages (though not common) and was revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Amy in English. Counting Amy and these spellings together, about 659,503 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Amy (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Amy alive today is about 46 years old, and 78% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 40 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Amy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1975, to 32,343 babies. In 2025, 1,200 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Amy reached #2 among girls' names in 1973 to 1976, and was in the top 10 for 14 years, 1969 to 1982. In 2025 it ranked #257.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #257 |
| Best rank | #2 (1973 to 1976) |
| Years in the top 10 | 14 |
| Years in the top 100 | 41 (1958 to 1998) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Amy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Amy were born in California than in any other state: about 52,802 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Amy was given 1.5 times as often in Iowa, 1.5 times in Vermont and 1.4 times in Minnesota.
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