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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#4 · 1 in 44
- Kentucky#4 · 1 in 47
- Utah#5 · 1 in 52
- Maine#6 · 1 in 39
- North Dakota#6 · 1 in 46
Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #4 | 68 | 1 in 44 |
| Kentucky | #4 | 507 | 1 in 47 |
| Utah | #5 | 312 | 1 in 52 |
| Indiana | #6 | 653 | 1 in 53 |
| Iowa | #6 | 419 | 1 in 46 |
| Kansas | #6 | 287 | 1 in 54 |
| Maine | #6 | 160 | 1 in 39 |
| Missouri | #6 | 611 | 1 in 53 |
| New Hampshire | #6 | 113 | 1 in 47 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 106 | 1 in 46 |
| Ohio | #6 | 1,138 | 1 in 63 |
| Oregon | #6 | 297 | 1 in 57 |
| Tennessee | #6 | 444 | 1 in 63 |
| West Virginia | #6 | 238 | 1 in 48 |
| Connecticut | #7 | 268 | 1 in 58 |
| Michigan | #7 | 923 | 1 in 64 |
| Pennsylvania | #7 | 1,124 | 1 in 62 |
| Wisconsin | #7 | 627 | 1 in 50 |
| Wyoming | #7 | 63 | 1 in 52 |
| Alabama | #8 | 375 | 1 in 61 |
| Alaska | #8 | 50 | 1 in 59 |
| Arkansas | #8 | 205 | 1 in 62 |
| Minnesota | #8 | 532 | 1 in 55 |
| Montana | #8 | 78 | 1 in 61 |
| Nebraska | #8 | 189 | 1 in 58 |
| North Carolina | #8 | 494 | 1 in 67 |
| Oklahoma | #8 | 344 | 1 in 58 |
| Vermont | #8 | 61 | 1 in 43 |
| Idaho | #9 | 106 | 1 in 65 |
| Illinois | #9 | 994 | 1 in 76 |
| Massachusetts | #9 | 504 | 1 in 63 |
| South Dakota | #9 | 80 | 1 in 56 |
| Texas | #9 | 1,443 | 1 in 86 |
| Washington | #9 | 379 | 1 in 73 |
| Virginia | #10 | 440 | 1 in 68 |
| Georgia | #11 | 452 | 1 in 77 |
| Louisiana | #11 | 362 | 1 in 85 |
| Maryland | #11 | 302 | 1 in 69 |
| Nevada | #11 | 71 | 1 in 62 |
| Rhode Island | #11 | 76 | 1 in 59 |
| Colorado | #13 | 255 | 1 in 81 |
| Hawaii | #14 | 50 | 1 in 97 |
| New York | #14 | 1,003 | 1 in 101 |
| Florida | #15 | 601 | 1 in 90 |
| South Carolina | #15 | 204 | 1 in 88 |
| California | #16 | 1,460 | 1 in 124 |
| Mississippi | #16 | 169 | 1 in 94 |
| Arizona | #18 | 204 | 1 in 98 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 90 | 1 in 104 |
| New Jersey | #20 | 378 | 1 in 99 |
| District of Columbia | #42 | 36 | 1 in 160 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1975 at #2 (32,254 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: 14 yrs · run 1969–1982
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1958–1998
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 45 girls born in 1975 were named Amy (2.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,339 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
- 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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 82 of them was named Amy, which outranked 100.0% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 28,431 of them was named Amy, which outranked 84.2% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,143Rebecca64
- #1,143Santino64
- #1,143Timmothy64
- #1,154Amy63
- #1,154Augustus63
- #1,154Carnell63
- #1,154Conan63
- #1,169Alonso62
- #1,169Eleazar62
- #1,169Erasmo62
Tied with 14 names at #1,154; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.