Amy is an English female given name. It is the English version of the French name Aimée, which means beloved. It was used as a diminutive of the Latin name Amata, a name derived from the passive participle of amare, "to love". The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the Middle Ages. It was among the 50 most popular names for girls in England between 1538 and 1700. It was popularized in the 19th century in the Anglosphere by a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1821 novel Kenilworth, which was based on the story of Amy Robsart. Enslaved Black women in the United States prior to the American Civil War were more likely to bear the name than white American women because slave masters often chose their names from literary sources. The name declined in use after 1880 but was revived due to the hit song "Once in Love with Amy" from the 1948 Broadway musical Where's Charley?. The name peaked in usage in the United States between 1973 and 1976, when it was among the five most popular names for American girls. It remained among the top 250 names for American girls in the early 2020s.
People
Amy Ackerman (born 2005), South African badminton player
Amy Acuff (born 1975), American track and field athlete
Amy Adams (politician) (born 1971), New Zealand politician
Amy Agulay (born 1978), Canadian field hockey player Amy Ahomiro (born 1992), New Zealand volleyball player
Amy Aiken, American entrepreneur and winemaker
Amy L. Alexander (born 1963), American journalist Amy Alkon (born 1964), American writer Amy Allcock (born 1993), British sprinter
Amy Allen (actress) (born 1976), American actress and film crew member Amy Allison, American singer-songwriter Amy Alsop (born 1978), Canadian Paralympic goalball player
Air Force Amy (born 1970), American female adult model and legal prostitute
Edward Amy (1918–2011), Canadian soldier
Gilbert Amy (born 1936), French composer and conductor Jean Barnabé Amy (1839–1907), French sculptor Miss Amy (born 1962), American singer-songwriter Sandra Amy (born 1992), Indian film and television actress Susie Amy (born 1981), English actress Teresa Amy (1950–2017), Uruguayan teacher, poet and translator William Lacey Amy (1877–1962), Canadian writer
Amy Andreotti, American biochemist
Amy Aniobi (born 1984), Nigerian-American writer and producer Amy Annelle, American folk musician
Amy Arata, American politician
Amy Archer-Gilligan (1868–1962), American serial killer Amy Argetsinger (born 1968), American writer Amy Arnell, American singer Amy Arnold (born 1974), British author Amy Arnsten (born 1954), American neuroscientist Amy Aronson (born 1962), American journalist Amy Ashworth (1924–2017), Dutch-American activist
Amy Atwater, American Author, Paleontologist and Science Communicator
Amy Augarde (1868–1959), English actress and singer Amy T. Austin (born 1966), Argentine ecologist
Amy Balkin (born 1967), American artist
Amy Barbour-James (1906–1988), British-born Guyanese civil rights activist Amy Louise Barbour (1950–1950), American classical scholar
Amy Barr (born 1970), American planetary geophysicist Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972), US Supreme Court justice since 2020 Amy Barrington (1858–1942), Irish teacher Amy M. Barrios, American chemist Amy Bartlett (1949–2004), American poet and poetry editor Amy Di Bartolomeo (born 1992), English musical theatre actress Amy Stokes Barton (1841–1900), American ophthalmologist
Amy Basken, American campaigner
Amy Bauernschmidt (born 1970), United States Navy officer
Amy Beattie (born 1980), Australian soccer player
Amy Bell (1859–1920), British stockbroker Amy Belle (born 1981), Scottish singer Amy Morrin Bello, American politician
Amy Benjamin, American conspiracy theorist
Amy Benz (born 1962), American professional golfer
Amy J. Berg (born 1970), American filmmaker Amy Bernardy (1880–1959), Italian journalist
Amy Bessone (born 1970), American visual artist Amy Jane Best (1844–1932), Australian schoolmistress Amy Betz, American materials scientist Amy De Bhrún (born 1984), Irish actress Amy Biehl (1967–1993), American anti-apartheid activist, scholar, and murder victim
Amy Black (mezzo-soprano) (1973–2009), British opera singer Amy Black (American singer) (born 1972), American singer-songwriter Amy Blackmore, Canadian impresario and artistic director Amy Blakemore (born 1958), American photographer Amy Ella Blanchard (1856–1926), American writer
Amy Bockerstette (born 1998), American golfer and disability advocate Amy Boesky (born 1959), American writer Amy Bogaard (born 1972), Canadian archaeologist
Amy Borkowsky, American author and comedian
Amy Bourret (1962–2015), American attorney and author Amy Bower, American physical oceanographer Amy Bowtell (born 1993), Irish tennis player
Amy Bradley (politician), American politician
Amy Brand (born 1962), American academic
Amy Braverman, American statistician
Amy Briggs (born 1962), American video game implementor Amy Woods Brinkley, American banker
Amy Brown (dietitian) (born 2000), Welsh dietitian Amy Brown (royal mistress) (1783–1876), Mistress of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry Amy Katherine Browning (1881–1978), British artist Amy S. Bruckman (born 1965), American professor Amy Bruckner (born 1991), American attorney and former actress
Amy Bull (1877–1953), British teacher & suffragist
Amy Bunnage, Australian long-distance runner
Amy Burvall, American educator Amy Busby (1872–1957), American actress
Amy Butler (minister), American Christian minister Amy Butler (designer) (born 1968), American textile designer Amy van Buuren (born 1969), Dutch tennis player Amy Gwendoline Caldwell (1910–1994), Australian pilot and air force officer Amy Callaghan (born 1992), Scottish politician, MP for East Dunbartonshire Laurel Amy Eva Campbell (1902–1971), New Zealand racehorse trainer
Amy Carmichael (1867–1951), Christian missionary to India Amy Caron (born 1984), American skateboarder
Amy Castle (born 1990), American actress Amy Castle (entomologist) (1880–1971), New Zealand entomologist and museum curator
Amy Catalano (born 1972), American racing driver Amy Catanzano (born 1971), American poet from Boulder, Colorado
Amy Chapman (born 1987), Australian soccer player Amy Charity (born 1976), American racing cyclist Amy Charkowski (born 1971), American plant pathologist Amy Marie Charles (1922–1985), American academic
Amy Cheung (writer) (born 1967), Hong Kong writer Amy Cheung (artist), Hong Kong artist Amy Childress (born 1970), American civil and environmental engineer
Amy Chow (born 1978), American artistic gymnast
Amy Chozick (born 2000), American political reporter Amy Cardinal Christianson (born 1981), Métis fire scientist Amy Chu (born 1968), American comic book writer
Amy Cissé (born 1969), French basketball player
Amy Clarke (1892–1980), English poet and writer Amy Clarke (musician) (born 1976), American singer-songwriter Amy J. Clarke, American metallurgist Amy Clay (born 1977), Australian rower
Amy Clipston, American romance fiction writer
Amy Cohen-Corwin, American mathematician Amy Cohn, American operations researcher Amy Cokayne (born 1996), England international rugby union player Amy Coleridge (1864–1951), British actress Amy Fine Collins, American journalist, muse and author
Amy Connell, Scottish karateka Amy Connolly, American physicist Amy Conroy (born 1992), British wheelchair basketball player
Amy Corbett (born 1987), Scottish senior design manager
Amy Bowers Cordalis (born 1980), Yurok attorney and conservationist from California Amy Correia (born 1968), American singer and songwriter
Amy Costello (born 1998), Scottish field hockey player
Amy Cozad (born 1991), American Olympic diver Amy Cragg (born 1984), American long-distance runner
Amy Curlew (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
Amy Cutler (born 1974), American painter Amy Dafler Meaux, American priest Amy Dalby (1888–1969), British actress Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress Amy Denson (born 1984), American basketball player
Amy Dowden (born 1990), Welsh dancer Amy Dumas (born 1975), American singer, retired WWE professional wrestler Amy Fan (born 1971), Hong Kong–based actress Amy Farrington (born 1966), American actress and model Amy Fisher (born 1974), American criminal and cause célèbre Amy Fitzpatrick (born 1992, disappeared 2008), Irish girl who is missing Amy Flagg (1893–1965), British historian and photographer. Amy Garnett (born 1976), English rugby player Amy Gerstler (born 1956), American poet Amy Gillett (1976–2005), Australian rower and cyclist Amy Gleason (born 1971), American healthcare executive Amy Goodman (born 1957), American journalist Amy Grant (born 1960), American Christian contemporary pop singer Amy Graves, American physicist and physics educator Amy Gutierrez (born 1973), American sports journalist and writer Amy Hargreaves (born 1970), American actress Amy Harvey (born 2002), Japanese singer and model from the girl group XG Amy Heidemann, (born 1986), American rapper and singer known professionally as Qveen Herby Amy Beth Hayes (born 1982), British actress Amy Faye Hayes (born 1973), American ring announcer and model Amy Harris, Australian ballet dancer Amy Hastings (born 1976), track and field athlete Amy Heckerling (born 1954), American film director Amy Hempel (born 1951) American writer and journalist Amy Hennig (born 1964), video game director and script writer Amy Hill (born 1953), American actress Amy Holland (born 1953), American pop rock singer Amy Horrocks (1867–1919), English pianist and composer Amy Huberman (born 1979), Irish actress Amy Hunt (born 2002), British Olympic sprinter Amy Hurlston (1865–1949), British journalist and trade unionist Amy Irving (born 1953), American actress Amy Jackson (born 1992), English actress Amy Jackson (born 1987), Australian footballer Amy Johnson (1903–1941), English aviator Amy Jo Johnson (born 1970), American actress, singer-songwriter and musician Amy Klobuchar (born 1960), a United States senator from Minnesota Amy Knight (born 1946), American historian Amy Kremenek, American academic administrator Amy Kuhn, American politician Amy Kwok (born 1967), former Miss Hong Kong winner and actress based in Hong Kong Amy Landecker (born 1969), American actress Amy Lee (born 1981), American singer-songwriter, pianist and lead singer of Evanescence Amy Lee, American musician Amy Lindsay, American actress Amy Locane (born 1971), American actress Amy Lowell (1874–1925), American poet Amy Malek (c. 1979/1980), American scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist Amy Macdonald (born 1987), British singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald, American author Amy Madigan (born 1950), American actress Amy Mainzer (born 1974), American astronomer Amy Malbeuf, Canadian-Métis visual artist, educator, and cultural tattoo practitioner Amy Manson (born 1985), Scottish actress Amy Matysio, Canadian actress Amy McDonald (born 1985), Scottish football player and coach
Amy Meisak (born 1993), Scottish model and beauty pageant titleholder Amy Renee Mihaljevic (1978–1989), American child murder victim Amy Millan (born 1973), Canadian singer-songwriter Amy Miller (born 1980), Canadian filmmaker Amy Morton (born 1958 or 1959), American actress
Amy Ndiaye, Senegalese politician Amy Neighbors (born 1975), American politician Amy Nicholson, American film critic Amy Nuttall (born 1982), British actress and singer Amy O'Connor (born 1996 or 1997), Irish camogie player Amy Odell, American writer and author Amy Okonkwo (born 1996), Nigerian basketball player Amy Okuda (born 1989), Japanese-American actress Amy Oliver (born 1987), British archer Amy Olson (born 1992), American professional golfer Amy O'Neill (born 1971), American actress/performer