Amily
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AM-ih-lee
- Origin
- Latin
Amily is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Amily mean?
Latin: variant of Emily
“rival”
A spelling variant of Emily, which comes from the Roman family name Aemilius.
Is Amily a girl's or a boy's name?
Amily is a girls' name.
How popular is Amily in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Amily in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amily in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
How popular is Amily in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Amily in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amily in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Nicknames for Amily
Names like Amily
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Amira Ayah Amaya Safa Ayla Zainab Lily Avery Amelie Annabelle Anaya
Names related to Amily
Emily Amilia Amila Amilah Ameliya Amilie Amely Amaliya Amil Amillia Amilya
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amily: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amily, updated 20 October 2026.