Recorded 1902–2003 Girls' name Peak 1973 651 births

Amye — girls' name

651 babies named Amye in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s151910s301920s341930s111940s121950s231960s861970s2001980s1631990s712000s6
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Amye was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

28 babies were named Amye in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amye

The Social Security Administration has registered 651 babies named Amye between 1902 and 2003, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amye performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Amye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 651 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amye at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

651

Since 1902

102 years of records

Peak year

1973

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1902

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2003

Amye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1902

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1973)
28
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
0102030 20031990198219741966194419211902 5

Amye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
200 births that decade — 31% of Amye's all-time total
1900s151910s301920s341930s111940s121950s231960s861970s2001980s1631990s712000s6

Amye by state

Where Amye concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 3.7%
Texas share of Amye's total US births 3.7%

24 of 651 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amye?
651 babies have been named Amye since 1902. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1973 with 28 births.
When was Amye most popular?
Amye was most popular in the 1970s decade with 200 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Amye most popular?
The top states for the name Amye are Texas (24 births).
How long has the name Amye been used?
Amye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 102 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Amye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amy, Amya, Amyah, Amyra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1902–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.