Amy is a girl's name of French origin meaning “beloved.” In 2024 it was given to 1,344 girls in the United States.
Amy belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “beloved” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Amy first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2 in 1973, and in 2024 1,344 babies received the name — 700,417 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Amy means “beloved” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Amy is a girl name. In 2024, 1,344 babies received the name in the US.
Amy comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Amy first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #2 in 1973, and 1,344 babies were given the name in 2024.
Amy is pronounced /ˈeɪ.mi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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