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The baby name Amy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeɪmi/ (AY-mee).

Amy is French in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪmi/ (AY-mee)

What is the meaning of the name Amy ?

The baby name Amy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeɪmi/ (AY-mee).

Amy is French in Origin.

Amy is the English form of French Aimée (medieval Amee), ultimately from Latin amare “to love,” giving the sense “beloved” or “dearly loved.” Introduced to England with the Normans, it appears in 12th-14th-century records under spellings like Amie and Amye, and relates etymologically to Latin Amata/Amatus. The name faded after the Middle Ages but never vanished.

It revived in the 19th century and gained modern visibility through literature - most notably Amy March in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women - before peaking in late-20th-century English-speaking countries (top 10 in the United States during the 1970s). Variants include Aimée (French), Aimee, Amie, and Ami; the masculine French counterpart is Aimé. Cognate or root-related names include Amata (Italian/Latin) and Spanish/Portuguese Amada; Amanda and Amadeus share the same amare root. Meaning remains consistent across forms: “beloved,” “dearly loved,” “much loved.”

Amy has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Amy

Amy Winehouse Musician · Born 1983 · United Kingdom Amy Winehouse was a talented musician from the United Kingdom, best known for her soulful voice and unique style. She gained international fame with her album 'Back to Black', which included hits like 'Rehab' and 'You Know I'm No Good'. Her music continues to influence artists around the world. Amy Adams Actor · Born 1974 · United States Amy Adams is an American actor best known for her roles in films like 'Enchanted', 'Arrival', and 'American Hustle'. She has received multiple Academy Award nominations for her performances, showcasing her versatility and talent across various genres. Amy Poehler Actor · Born 1971 · United States Amy Poehler is an American actor best known for her role as Leslie Knope on the television series Parks and Recreation. She also starred in films like Mean Girls and Sisters, showcasing her comedic talent.
Amy Macdonald Musician · Born 1987 · United Kingdom Amy Macdonald is a Scottish musician known for her powerful voice and catchy folk-rock tunes. She gained fame with her debut album 'This Is the Life', which includes hits like 'Mr Rock & Roll' and the title track 'This Is the Life'. Born in 1987, she continues to captivate audiences with her heartfelt lyrics and engaging performances. Amy Acker Actor · Born 1976 · United States Amy Acker is an American actress best known for playing Fred Burkle and Illyria on Angel. She’s also well known for her roles as Root on Person of Interest and Kelly Peyton on Alias. Amy Klobuchar Politician · Born 1960 · United States Amy Klobuchar is a prominent American politician known for serving as the senior United States Senator from Minnesota since 2007. She gained national attention as a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Klobuchar is recognized for her work on antitrust and consumer protection issues.

Celebrity babies named Amy

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Amy Redford Robert Redford film director ★★★★★
Amy Lumet Sidney Lumet film producer ★★★★★
Amy Stiller Anne Meara television actor ★★★★★ Jerry Stiller television actor ★★★★★

Amy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
CN Girls 0 #1 2,010 8,829
HK Girls 0 #2 7,759 16,104
TW Girls 0 #2 949 8,139
MO Girls 0 #3 675 7,056
TW 0 #4 134 4,523
MO 0 #5 49 2,706
KR Girls 0 #12 4 572
HK 0 #14 771 8,483
MY Girls 0 #14 7,539 24,821
BN Girls 0 #16 119 5,459
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
BN 0 #18 14 2,297
MV 0 #19 1 644
MV Girls 0 #20 16 2,021
CN 0 #21 68 3,857
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
SG Girls 0 #23 2,531 18,916
MY 0 #25 581 12,352
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MT 0 #37 7 1,767
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
New Zealand Girls 2010 #51 61 98
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
MT Girls 0 #58 101 3,773
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
SG 0 #62 273 11,010
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
JP 0 #65 13 4,057
CR 0 #68 95 5,526
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
PH 0 #71 26 5,607
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
QA 0 #81 20 7,011
JM 0 #91 3 3,714
Switzerland Girls 2024 #93 43 1,786
OM 0 #93 24 6,215
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #95 8 3,319
SD 0 #97 6 2,130
PH Girls 0 #105 371 13,098
EC 0 #106 10 2,502
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
CY Girls 0 #111 11 3,755
PA 0 #111 20 3,797
HU 0 #112 4 1,675
BN Boys 0 #116 18 6,332
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
Norway Girls 2025 #122 5 453
BW Girls 0 #124 25 4,216
IQ 0 #127 7 3,533
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
PR Girls 0 #133 29 3,171
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
QA Girls 0 #143 183 15,378
AE 0 #144 34 10,220
Belgium Girls 2024 #151 35 424
LU Girls 0 #160 26 4,850
Sweden Girls 2022 #165 15 1,568
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
EC Girls 0 #182 58 3,650
MY Boys 0 #183 2,435 25,439
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
AE Girls 0 #185 440 20,968
JP Girls 0 #187 59 6,592
RU 0 #187 8 3,641
NA Girls 0 #190 35 7,146
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
NL Girls 0 #195 2,047 5,933
LT Girls 0 #197 4 1,904
DK 0 #198 9 5,198
Canada Girls 2024 #201 85 2,795
CR Girls 0 #202 486 11,342
United States Girls 2024 #206 1,344 8,487
ZA 0 #206 250 14,421
PS 0 #208 11 5,692
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
HU Girls 0 #211 13 3,308
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
KW Girls 0 #216 341 19,177
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
France Girls 2021 #226 200 3,185
JM Girls 0 #227 33 7,507
MO Boys 0 #227 8 5,842
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
NG 0 #236 29 5,926
OM Girls 0 #237 161 15,987
BD 0 #238 4 5,992
GH 0 #242 7 5,396
EG Girls 0 #245 2,044 14,742
GR Girls 0 #245 5 6,293
NL 0 #246 152 2,481
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
TW Boys 0 #248 9 7,111
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
SA 0 #251 45 10,560
IL 0 #257 18 6,291
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
HR Girls 0 #276 14 3,687
DK Girls 0 #277 40 7,429
SD Girls 0 #281 65 7,678
JO Girls 0 #284 42 7,570
ZA Girls 0 #287 2,159 25,928
PE 0 #288 23 6,350
CZ Girls 0 #289 54 5,378
PA Girls 0 #289 203 9,861
EG 0 #291 116 6,387
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
KZ Girls 0 #294 27 5,862
GT 0 #295 20 5,948
CN Boys 0 #296 24 9,639
GH Girls 0 #299 26 6,973
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
MU Girls 0 #316 36 8,539
GT Girls 0 #321 200 7,500
MX 0 #324 90 8,339
France Boys 1983 #326 3 1,563
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Girls 0 #336 19 5,096
YE 0 #338 44 8,639
Finland Girls 0 #346 46 1,368
BD Girls 0 #350 37 8,413
SA Girls 0 #350 742 25,931
Austria Girls 0 #351 70 1,885
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
BO 0 #366 16 6,868
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PH Boys 0 #369 15 11,440
BH 0 #374 180 17,937
NG Girls 0 #382 562 15,093
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
RU Girls 0 #392 109 11,913
CL 0 #393 19 6,867
Germany 0 #395 43 2,542
PS Girls 0 #406 120 10,981
Spain 0 #411 42 2,326
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PT Girls 0 #425 27 7,952
Germany Girls 0 #437 519 4,949
IQ Girls 0 #441 64 11,303
BO Girls 0 #449 169 9,488
CO 0 #449 32 7,768
HK Boys 0 #454 74 12,905
MX Girls 0 #458 1,412 17,781
SD Boys 0 #461 6 10,523
LY 0 #472 64 12,703
IL Girls 0 #475 144 11,648
IR Girls 0 #476 55 8,334
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
RU Boys 0 #488 18 12,621
UY Girls 0 #488 23 6,731
IT Girls 0 #491 1,909 9,415
GT Boys 0 #493 7 7,625
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
PE Girls 0 #505 579 14,861
CM Girls 0 #506 35 11,671
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
AR Girls 0 #527 73 8,289
PS Boys 0 #538 11 10,655
IT 0 #539 179 4,183
IN Girls 0 #550 82 13,121
Finland Girls 2026 #557 202 3,895
SG Boys 0 #561 137 17,960
CL Girls 0 #563 310 14,098
BD Boys 0 #567 10 10,045
CM Boys 0 #567 9 12,054
Spain Girls 0 #577 458 5,561
LB 0 #590 69 13,263
IL Boys 0 #592 16 10,983
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
CO Girls 0 #641 526 16,140
IQ Boys 0 #650 18 13,071
QA Boys 0 #693 15 18,093
SY 0 #694 35 11,684
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
TN 0 #724 106 13,765
MA 0 #736 424 20,986
KW Boys 0 #745 25 18,755
EG Boys 0 #755 132 15,035
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
OM Boys 0 #871 11 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #886 7 7,044
BR Girls 0 #898 44 12,708
CO Boys 0 #907 14 15,656
PE Boys 0 #918 9 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #920 11 5,610
NG Boys 0 #929 23 16,906
NL Boys 0 #936 16 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #942 11 5,697
MX Boys 0 #952 31 16,355
IN Boys 0 #975 27 16,750
DZ 0 #989 188 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,069 24 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,137 42 25,619
TR 0 #1,146 66 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,421 51 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,527 88 28,008

Amy is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Norway
Canada

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People also ask about Amy

Amy is predominantly a girl's name.
Amy is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈeɪmi/ (AY-mee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Aimee, Amie, Ami and Aimey.
Across languages, Amy has these equivalents: Aimée (French), Amata (Latin/Italian), Amada (Spanish/Portuguese).
Yes, very popular — Amy ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Amy ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Amy's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 26 notable people named Amy are in our database, including Amy Winehouse (Musician), Amy Adams (Actor), Amy Poehler (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Amy for their child, including Robert Redford.