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Amie vs. Amy: which name is older?

The average Amie is 44 and the average Amy is 47, so Amy is the older name, by about 3 years.

Amie and Amy sound alike, so the spelling is the clue: a Amy is more likely to have been born in the mid 1970s, and a Amie in the mid 1970s.

Amie

Average age
44
Median age
46
Estimated alive
18.9K
Peak year
1976

Amy

Average age
47
Median age
49
Estimated alive
638K
Peak year
1975

When was each name popular?

Amy peaked first, in 1975 (in the mid 1970s). Amie peaked in 1976, 1 year later.

Estimated living people with each name, by the year they were born.

Which name is more common?

There are about 19,000 Amies and about 640,000 Amys alive in the US, so there are about 34 times as many Amys as Amies.

Boys or girls?

Both are girls' names: over 99% of living Amies and over 99% of living Amys are women.

Names the same age as Amie

Names the same age as Amy

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Amie or Amy: questions

Which is older, Amie or Amy?

The average Amie is 44 and the average Amy is 47, so Amy is the older name, by about 3 years.

How old is the average Amie?

The average Amie in the US is 44; half of all living Amies are between 39 and 51.

How old is the average Amy?

The average Amy in the US is 47; half of all living Amys are between 41 and 55.

Which is more common, Amie or Amy?

There are about 19,000 Amies and about 640,000 Amys alive in the US, so there are about 34 times as many Amys as Amies.

Estimates from Social Security Administration baby-name records (births 1880–2025) and SSA cohort life tables (2026 Trustees Report). How we calculate this