Amy
Pronounced EY1 M IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1975
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Amy?
Amy is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 759,126 children — the 35th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 38% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1975, when 34,310 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Aimee and Amey — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Amy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Aimee
- Amey
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EY1 M IY0 · EY1 M IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Amy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Amy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Amy?
- Amy ranks 35th among girls' names in US records, with 759,126 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,928.
- Is Amy a unisex name?
- No. Amy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Amy most popular?
- 1975, when 34,310 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Amy spelled?
- Aimee, Amey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.