Girl · Latin, through Old French
Amy
Say it: AY-mee
Meaning
From Old French amée 'beloved'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in medieval and Tudor England and very popular in the late 20th century.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 696,436 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1975, about 1 in 45 girls
- 1,326 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Amye, Amée, Aimee, Amie
| French | Aimée |
|---|---|
| Italian | Amata |
Famous bearers
- Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley
- Amy Johnson, English aviator
- Amy Lowell, US poet
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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