Amy is a distinctive choice, ranked #366 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Amy in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#366
US Rank #257
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About the Name Amy
Amy has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 84 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #9 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 19 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Amy is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Amy in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #228, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Amy
Amy Walsh (actress) — Amy Victoria Walsh is an English actress, known for her role as Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Gilbert Amy — Gilbert Claude Adolphe Amy is a French composer and conductor.
Amy Shira Teitel — Amy Shira Teitel is a Canadian-American author, popular science writer, historian, and YouTuber.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Amy
Unlikely. With around 117 UK babies named Amy per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Amy in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Amy has been fairly steady, ranked #366 in 2025 against #279 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #9 in 1996.
Amy is more popular in the US (#228) than in the UK (#363). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Amy include: Amy Walsh (actress), Gilbert Amy and Amy Shira Teitel. Short summaries for each appear below.
Amy appears in the US top 500 at #228 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
117
UK babies named Amy (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 87 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Amy
Almost certainly the only Amy in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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