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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Amy

Used in both girl and boy records

Amy appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Amy by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDAmy as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#35girl rank1975peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDAmy as a boy’s nameUS records 1911–2024
#2893boy rank1976peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Amy in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197532,253 uses#219731880–2020141 listed years
Boy197694 uses#83419741911–201461 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.