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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 32,254 births
- Debut · girls
- 167 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 701,631since 1880
Amy over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #257 | 1,200 | — | |
| 2024 | #227 | 1,349 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #199 | 1,493 | — | |
| 2022 | #206 | 1,415 | — | |
| 2021 | #189 | 1,565 | — | |
| 2020 | #215 | 1,340 | — | |
| 2019 | #204 | 1,481 | — | |
| 2018 | #204 | 1,511 | — | |
| 2017 | #174 | 1,740 | — | |
| 2016 | #176 | 1,846 | — | |
| 2015 | #158 | 2,043 | — | |
| 2014 | #148 | 2,193 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #139 | 2,239 | — | |
| 2012 | #145 | 2,238 | — | |
| 2011 | #143 | 2,191 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #136 | 2,283 | — | |
| 2009 | #130 | 2,484 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #133 | 2,541 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #119 | 2,829 | — | |
| 2006 | #128 | 2,747 | — | |
| 2005 | #111 | 2,957 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #106 | 3,116 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #120 | 2,880 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #110 | 3,095 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #114 | 2,938 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #105 | 3,173 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #105 | 3,207 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #96 | 3,485 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #92 | 3,691 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #88 | 4,067 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #75 | 4,528 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #77 | 4,691 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #65 | 5,420 | #4,697 | 12 |
| 1992 | #51 | 6,340 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #43 | 7,275 | #3,325 | 18 |
| 1990 | #38 | 8,463 | #2,488 | 27 |
| 1989 | #35 | 8,899 | #2,416 | 27 |
| 1988 | #29 | 10,034 | #1,731 | 40 |
| 1987 | #24 | 11,786 | #1,425 | 51 |
| 1986 | #22 | 13,452 | #1,255 | 59 |
| 1985 | #20 | 14,429 | #1,389 | 49 |
| 1984 | #13 | 15,988 | #1,110 | 66 |
| 1983 | #12 | 17,097 | #1,205 | 57 |
| 1982 | #10 | 18,799 | #1,278 | 53 |
| 1981 | #6 | 20,345 | #1,154 | 63 |
| 1980 | #8 | 19,833 | #1,176 | 60 |
| 1979 | #5 | 21,609 | #1,116 | 64 |
| 1978 | #4 | 23,213 | #1,121 | 61 |
| 1977 | #3 | 26,729 | #998 | 74 |
| 1976 | #2 | 31,339 | #860 | 94 |
| 1975 | #2 | 32,254 | #879 | 89 |
| 1974 | #2 | 29,566 | #834 | 93 |
| 1973 | #2 | 26,962 | #852 | 86 |
| 1972 | #5 | 25,873 | #952 | 72 |
| 1971 | #5 | 26,237 | #941 | 75 |
| 1970 | #5 | 25,212 | #1,023 | 63 |
| 1969 | #6 | 21,464 | #931 | 67 |
| 1968 | #13 | 17,090 | #1,119 | 45 |
| 1967 | #12 | 16,122 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #30 | 12,998 | #1,345 | 32 |
| 1965 | #35 | 11,530 | #1,669 | 22 |
| 1964 | #44 | 9,576 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1963 | #54 | 8,227 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #61 | 7,185 | #1,852 | 19 |
| 1961 | #69 | 6,610 | #1,948 | 18 |
| 1960 | #77 | 5,973 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #85 | 5,580 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #97 | 4,823 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #114 | 4,081 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #122 | 3,546 | — | |
| 1955 | #134 | 3,192 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #139 | 2,676 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #152 | 2,306 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #175 | 1,750 | — | |
| 1951 | #200 | 1,445 | — | |
| 1950 | #218 | 1,184 | — | |
| 1949 | #237 | 984 | — | |
| 1948 | #310 | 611 | — | |
| 1947 | #328 | 577 | — | |
| 1946 | #328 | 520 | — | |
| 1945 | #328 | 439 | — | |
| 1944 | #319 | 447 | — | |
| 1943 | #327 | 463 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #319 | 473 | — | |
| 1941 | #320 | 424 | — | |
| 1940 | #321 | 390 | — | |
| 1939 | #329 | 364 | — | |
| 1938 | #338 | 354 | — | |
| 1937 | #355 | 326 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #342 | 334 | — | |
| 1935 | #354 | 325 | — | |
| 1934 | #351 | 322 | — | |
| 1933 | #364 | 303 | — | |
| 1932 | #343 | 341 | — | |
| 1931 | #342 | 347 | — | |
| 1930 | #332 | 386 | — | |
| 1929 | #352 | 343 | — | |
| 1928 | #355 | 366 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #316 | 446 | — | |
| 1926 | #300 | 494 | — | |
| 1925 | #281 | 560 | — | |
| 1924 | #266 | 604 | — | |
| 1923 | #263 | 596 | — | |
| 1922 | #263 | 612 | — | |
| 1921 | #267 | 619 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #263 | 624 | — | |
| 1919 | #258 | 609 | — | |
| 1918 | #264 | 573 | — | |
| 1917 | #253 | 610 | — | |
| 1916 | #248 | 595 | — | |
| 1915 | #239 | 624 | — | |
| 1914 | #244 | 472 | — | |
| 1913 | #247 | 387 | — | |
| 1912 | #235 | 371 | — | |
| 1911 | #230 | 296 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #225 | 287 | — | |
| 1909 | #229 | 244 | — | |
| 1908 | #218 | 245 | — | |
| 1907 | #207 | 247 | — | |
| 1906 | #198 | 240 | — | |
| 1905 | #186 | 269 | — | |
| 1904 | #188 | 255 | — | |
| 1903 | #188 | 242 | — | |
| 1902 | #181 | 255 | — | |
| 1901 | #179 | 244 | — | |
| 1900 | #165 | 335 | — | |
| 1899 | #159 | 281 | — | |
| 1898 | #146 | 341 | — | |
| 1897 | #148 | 315 | — | |
| 1896 | #147 | 320 | — | |
| 1895 | #147 | 303 | — | |
| 1894 | #132 | 329 | — | |
| 1893 | #146 | 281 | — | |
| 1892 | #131 | 331 | — | |
| 1891 | #135 | 266 | — | |
| 1890 | #135 | 275 | — | |
| 1889 | #137 | 252 | — | |
| 1888 | #140 | 236 | — | |
| 1887 | #120 | 251 | — | |
| 1886 | #126 | 226 | — | |
| 1885 | #112 | 240 | — | |
| 1884 | #123 | 205 | — | |
| 1883 | #110 | 209 | — | |
| 1882 | #111 | 196 | — | |
| 1881 | #118 | 145 | — | |
| 1880 | #108 | 167 | — | |
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 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#24 · 1 in 98
- District of Columbia#158 · 1 in 833
- South Carolina#262 · 1 in 1,863
- Wisconsin#263 · 1 in 2,984
- Georgia#268 · 1 in 1,712
Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #24 | 31 | 1 in 98 |
| District of Columbia | #158 | 6 | 1 in 833 |
| South Carolina | #262 | 11 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Wisconsin | #263 | 8 | 1 in 2,984 |
| Georgia | #268 | 18 | 1 in 1,712 |
| Indiana | #277 | 9 | 1 in 2,896 |
| New York | #278 | 31 | 1 in 2,760 |
| Missouri | #279 | 11 | 1 in 2,439 |
| Pennsylvania | #279 | 25 | 1 in 2,974 |
| Tennessee | #279 | 13 | 1 in 2,087 |
| Florida | #292 | 7 | 1 in 1,939 |
| Virginia | #304 | 9 | 1 in 2,648 |
| Oklahoma | #311 | 10 | 1 in 2,033 |
| Kentucky | #312 | 11 | 1 in 2,566 |
| Arkansas | #327 | 8 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Louisiana | #331 | 10 | 1 in 2,222 |
| North Carolina | #338 | 11 | 1 in 3,360 |
| California | #354 | 15 | 1 in 2,968 |
| Mississippi | #360 | 8 | 1 in 2,819 |
| New Jersey | #361 | 5 | 1 in 4,940 |
| Michigan | #370 | 9 | 1 in 4,697 |
| Illinois | #416 | 11 | 1 in 5,019 |
| Ohio | #430 | 8 | 1 in 6,384 |
| Alabama | #431 | 6 | 1 in 4,887 |
| Texas | #568 | 11 | 1 in 5,246 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,127 | #108 (1880) | #121 |
| 1890s | 3,042 | #131 (1892) | #143 |
| 1900s | 2,576 | #165 (1900) | #194 |
| 1910s | 4,824 | #225 (1910) | #244 |
| 1920s | 5,264 | #263 (1920) | #293 |
| 1930s | 3,402 | #329 (1939) | #345 |
| 1940s | 5,328 | #237 (1949) | #314 |
| 1950s | 30,583 | #85 (1959) | #144 |
| 1960s | 116,775 | #6 (1969) | #40 |
| 1970s | 268,994 | #2 (1975) | #4 |
| 1980s | 150,662 | #6 (1981) | #18 |
| 1990s | 51,167 | #38 (1990) | #73 |
| 2000s | 28,760 | #105 (2000) | #118 |
| 2010s | 19,765 | #136 (2010) | #163 |
| 2020s | 8,362 | #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 1938
girls
#338
354 births · 1 in 3,117 girls
Top girls' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 3,117 of them was named Amy, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Amy
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.