Amy

Meaning and origin of Amy

Popularity of Amy in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Amy has been stable (−0.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amy every 17 schools, all spellings combined.

Amy in English-speaking countries

Amy ranks 138^th in Ireland, 228^th in United States and 235^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 345^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  138^th girls’ name103 babies in 3 years1 girl in 630−14.5% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  235^th girls’ name42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 945

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  236^th girls’ name46 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,182

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  228^th girls’ name4,042 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,195−0.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  273^rd girls’ name129 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,198−2.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  266^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,251

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  371^st girls’ name347 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,213−11% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  439^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,470

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ami (in French)30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Amy

• April
• Justine
• Rosa
• Angel
• Sibylle
• Paula
• Aurore
• Pauline
• Laura
• Lucy
• Céline
• Julie

See also

• →French names of Latin origin