Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Amy

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Beloved
Dearly loved
English

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Amy

Famous People

Actress Amy Adams, Actress Amy Poehler, Actress Amy Ryan, Singer Amy Winehouse, Singer Amy Grant, Writer Amy Tan, Singer Aimee Mann

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jimmy Carter, Daughter of James Brooks, Daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Daughter of Regis Philbin, Daughter of Willie Nelson, Daughter of Robert Redford, Daughter of Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #859, 94 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #2, 32,252 births); most recent 2025 (rank #257, 1,200 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,200
202471,344
2023–1,489
2022–1,414
2021–1,564
2020–1,339
2019–1,480
2018–1,511
2017–1,739
2016–1,845

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #9, 5,206 births); most recent 2025 (rank #366, 117 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025117
2024120
2023110
2022129
2021166
2020167
2019232
2018278
2017368
2016440

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1983 (rank #2319, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #298, 215 births); most recent 2023 (rank #325, 184 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–184
2022–182
2021–200
2020–193
2019–193
2018–215
2017–193
2016–197
2015–188
2014–187

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #4, 546 births); most recent 2025 (rank #137, 33 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202533
202429
202341
202245
202167
202065
201993
201899
2017136
2016133

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #2, 703 births); most recent 2025 (rank #217, 17 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202517
202413
202316
202227
202135
202039
201935
201846
201761
201689

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #4, 245 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20246
20238
202211
202121
202020
201925
201829
201727
201639

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #17, 191 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202313
202215
202114
202012
20199
201820
201726
201630
201521
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence