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Amy

The name Amy carries the meaning "Beloved", with roots in French. It belongs mostly to the 1970s at this point. These days, it is a household name. The registry counts around 686,927 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.

FrenchBeloved
LatinLoved one, from amata
Also spelled: Aimee
Births by decade
1900s
2,576
1910s
4,829
1920s
5,276
1930s
3,408
1940s
5,334
1950s
30,635
1960s
117,080
1970s
269,772
1980s
151,191
1990s
51,283
2000s
28,807
2010s
16,736
Peaked in the 1970s · 686,927 total U.S. births since 1900