Amy

#257 for girls in 2025, 1,200 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1975 · 32,254 births
Debut · girls
167 births
In top 100 · girls
41 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
701,631
since 1880

Amy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #2, 1975girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2571,200—
2024#2271,349#9,8947
2023#1991,493—
2022#2061,415—
2021#1891,565—
2020#2151,340—
2019#2041,481—
2018#2041,511—
2017#1741,740—
2016#1761,846—
2015#1582,043—
2014#1482,193#12,1085
2013#1392,239—
2012#1452,238—
2011#1432,191#12,2875
2010#1362,283—
2009#1302,484#10,9946
2008#1332,541#7,69810
2007#1192,829—
2006#1282,747—
2005#1112,957#7,09610
2004#1063,116#6,52011
2003#1202,880#7,8318
2002#1103,095#8,4567
2001#1142,938#9,2436
2000#1053,173#10,3495
1999#1053,207#9,9125
1998#963,485#8,4796
1997#923,691#7,2817
1996#884,067#5,9829
1995#754,528#7,7926
1994#774,691#5,8689
1993#655,420#4,69712
1992#516,340#3,74816
1991#437,275#3,32518
1990#388,463#2,48827
1989#358,899#2,41627
1988#2910,034#1,73140
1987#2411,786#1,42551
1986#2213,452#1,25559
1985#2014,429#1,38949
1984#1315,988#1,11066
1983#1217,097#1,20557
1982#1018,799#1,27853
1981#620,345#1,15463
1980#819,833#1,17660
1979#521,609#1,11664
1978#423,213#1,12161
1977#326,729#99874
1976#231,339#86094
1975#232,254#87989
1974#229,566#83493
1973#226,962#85286
1972#525,873#95272
1971#526,237#94175
1970#525,212#1,02363
1969#621,464#93167
1968#1317,090#1,11945
1967#1216,122#1,31233
1966#3012,998#1,34532
1965#3511,530#1,66922
1964#449,576#1,48728
1963#548,227#2,41412
1962#617,185#1,85219
1961#696,610#1,94818
1960#775,973#2,53511
1959#855,580#2,66310
1958#974,823#2,50611
1957#1144,081#3,2577
1956#1223,546—
1955#1343,192#3,2017
1954#1392,676#2,9428
1953#1522,306#3,7985
1952#1751,750—
1951#2001,445—
1950#2181,184—
1949#237984—
1948#310611—
1947#328577—
1946#328520—
1945#328439—
1944#319447—
1943#327463#3,5385
1942#319473—
1941#320424—
1940#321390—
1939#329364—
1938#338354—
1937#355326#3,1756
1936#342334—
1935#354325—
1934#351322—
1933#364303—
1932#343341—
1931#342347—
1930#332386—
1929#352343—
1928#355366#4,1515
1927#316446—
1926#300494—
1925#281560—
1924#266604—
1923#263596—
1922#263612—
1921#267619#3,8696
1920#263624—
1919#258609—
1918#264573—
1917#253610—
1916#248595—
1915#239624—
1914#244472—
1913#247387—
1912#235371—
1911#230296#1,7405
1910#225287—
1909#229244—
1908#218245—
1907#207247—
1906#198240—
1905#186269—
1904#188255—
1903#188242—
1902#181255—
1901#179244—
1900#165335—
1899#159281—
1898#146341—
1897#148315—
1896#147320—
1895#147303—
1894#132329—
1893#146281—
1892#131331—
1891#135266—
1890#135275—
1889#137252—
1888#140236—
1887#120251—
1886#126226—
1885#112240—
1884#123205—
1883#110209—
1882#111196—
1881#118145—
1880#108167—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Amy was already there! It came in at #108, and was given to 167 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 210 girls a year got the name.

Where Amy is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedNHWashington: #209 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,406 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,375 girlsILWisconsin: #302 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,577 girlsWIMichigan: #405 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,794 girlsMINew York: #321 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,758 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #254 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,384 girlsINOhio: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,773 girlsOHPennsylvania: #334 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,288 girlsPANew Jersey: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,824 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #313 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,530 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #404 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsMOKentucky: #387 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsKYWest Virginia: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsWVVirginia: #276 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsARTennessee: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,917 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #340 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsOKLouisiana: #239 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsLAMississippi: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #360 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,197 girlsGAHawaii: #30 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 100 girlsHITexas: #470 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,406 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Amy, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#30 · 1 in 100
  2. Washington#209 · 1 in 1,406
  3. Louisiana#239 · 1 in 1,193
  4. Indiana#254 · 1 in 2,384
  5. Virginia#276 · 1 in 2,263

Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#30311 in 100
Washington#20961 in 1,406
Louisiana#239161 in 1,193
Indiana#25491 in 2,384
Virginia#276101 in 2,263
Arkansas#283111 in 1,667
South Carolina#28891 in 2,236
West Virginia#29971 in 2,350
Wisconsin#30261 in 3,577
California#313131 in 2,530
Mississippi#31691 in 2,256
Tennessee#318101 in 2,565
New York#321221 in 3,758
New Jersey#32851 in 4,824
Pennsylvania#334161 in 4,288
Oklahoma#34091 in 2,430
Ohio#35591 in 4,773
Georgia#36091 in 3,197
Illinois#366111 in 4,375
Kentucky#38771 in 3,711
Missouri#40461 in 4,370
Michigan#40561 in 5,794
North Carolina#42471 in 4,917
Texas#470161 in 3,406
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Amy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 30 spots since 2024 (#227 → #257)
  • 42 spots since 2020 (#215 → #257)
  • 99 spots since 2015 (#158 → #257)
  • Biggest jump: 73 spots in 1949 (#310 → #237)
  • Biggest drop: 39 spots in 1928 (#316 → #355)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1975 at #2 (32,254 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: 14 yrs · run 1969–1982
  • Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1958–1998
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 45
  • Highest: 1 in 45 girls born in 1975 were named Amy (2.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,339 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.3% of all girls named Amy (268,994) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,127#108 (1880)#121
1890s3,042#131 (1892)#143
1900s2,576#165 (1900)#194
1910s4,824#225 (1910)#244
1920s5,264#263 (1920)#293
1930s3,402#329 (1939)#345
1940s5,328#237 (1949)#314
1950s30,583#85 (1959)#144
1960s116,775#6 (1969)#40
1970s268,994#2 (1975)#4
1980s150,662#6 (1981)#18
1990s51,167#38 (1990)#73
2000s28,760#105 (2000)#118
2010s19,765#136 (2010)#163
2020s8,362#189 (2021)#216

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Amy in 1933

girls
#364
303 births · 1 in 3,327 girls

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #364Amy303
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 3,327 of them was named Amy, which outranked 92.5% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amy
  1. #361Lucile306
  2. #361Therese306
  3. #363Carmela305
  4. #364Amy303
  5. #364Pearlie303
  6. #366Millie300
  7. #366Sophie300
  8. #368James299

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →