Given name
Amye
“dearly loved”
In English use, Amye is a variant of Amy. One Latin interpretation is “dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Amye is a variant of Amy. One Latin interpretation is “dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Amye is a variant of Amy. Amy has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 651
- 0 boys · 651 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 619 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Amye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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