Over the past 110 years, 432 boys and 683 537 girls have been named Amy. The name Amy ranks 3541th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Amy in 1966. The peak of popularity of the name Amy came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.