Baby name
FADING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Amy
/AY · mee/
Meaning
“Beloved”
Gaelic/Old French 'Amée' meaning 'beloved'; shortened from Amelia; emerged as independent 1600s.
Nicknames
none (short form)
Vibe
playfultimeless
How it ages.
1960s-1990s top-20 name; peak 1970s-1980s; now perceived as dated generational marker.
The cultural moment.
Sharply declining post-2010; associated with 1960s-1980s births; down to 100-150 annual US births.