Amee
Amee was the 9495th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1269th with 88 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,136 places. More babies were named Amee in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amy) beloved · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #9,495 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197588 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,713babies recorded
What does the name Amee mean?
Amee is a spelling of Amy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amy's meaning and origin.
Amy is the English form of Old French Amée (modern Aimée), 'beloved', which DMNES gives as the feminine of Ami, 'friend'. Wiktionary and Wikipedia add that it also served as a form of the Latin name Amata, 'beloved', from amare, 'to love'. DMNES notes that, despite its French roots, the name was more popular in England than in France. Wikipedia says it has been used in English since the Middle Ages.
amée (Old French, “beloved”)amāre (Latin, “to love”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Aimée, Amata, Ami, Esme.
See also: French names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amy', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Amy', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Amee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,495 | 10 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #10,504 | 10 |
| 2000 | #7,193 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,628 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,766 | 62 |
| 1970 | #2,082 | 39 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amee, counting every spelling?
Amee is a spelling of Amy, a name family that ranked #244 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,495 for Amee on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,395 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | 1,200 | #257 | 7,022 |
| Aimee | 133 | #1,581 | 755 |
| Ammy | 40 | #3,718 | 154 |
| Amee | 10 | #9,495 | 34 |
| Amea | 12 | #8,397 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amee?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amee?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Amee are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 36 and 51. That makes Amee mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amee
What does Amee mean?
Amee is a spelling of Amy, which means “beloved” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amee?
Amee was the 9495th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1269th with 88 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,136 places. More babies were named Amee in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Amee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amee in the US.