Amy
Girl name · #257 in 2025 · Uniqueness 53/100
Amy ranks #257 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,200 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #158, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,500 girls born in 2025 was named Amy.
Babies named Amy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Amy first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 167 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1975, when 32,254 girls were named Amy — good for #2 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amy in class?
Amy scores 53 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Amy is most common
Geography matters for names, and Amy is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Amys were CA (181), TX (143), FL (100), NY (93), GA (50). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Amy
Statistically, parents drawn to Amy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Angela, Heidi, Holly, Andrea, and Joy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,200 | #257 |
| 2024 | 1,349 | #227 |
| 2023 | 1,493 | #199 |
| 2022 | 1,415 | #206 |
| 2021 | 1,565 | #189 |
| 2020 | 1,340 | #215 |
| 2019 | 1,481 | #204 |
| 2018 | 1,511 | #204 |
| 2017 | 1,740 | #174 |
| 2016 | 1,846 | #176 |
| 2015 | 2,043 | #158 |
| 2014 | 2,193 | #148 |
| 2013 | 2,239 | #139 |
| 2012 | 2,238 | #145 |
| 2011 | 2,191 | #143 |
| 2010 | 2,283 | #136 |
| 2009 | 2,484 | #130 |
| 2008 | 2,541 | #133 |
| 2007 | 2,829 | #119 |
| 2006 | 2,747 | #128 |
| 2005 | 2,957 | #111 |
| 2004 | 3,116 | #106 |
| 2003 | 2,880 | #120 |
| 2002 | 3,095 | #110 |
| 2001 | 2,938 | #114 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amy a popular girl name?
Amy ranked #257 among girls in 2025 with 1,200 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #158.
When was the name Amy most popular?
Amy peaked in 1975, when 32,254 American girls received the name (ranked #2 that year). Since 1975 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Amy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,500 newborn American girls was named Amy. It scores 53/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.