Amy

It was used as a diminutive of the Latin name Amata, a name derived from the passive participle of amare, “to love”.

It was popularized in the 19th century in the Anglosphere by a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1821 novel Kenilworth, which was based on the story of Amy Robsart.

Enslaved Black women in the United States prior to the American Civil War were more likely to bear the name than white American women because slave masters often chose their names from literary sources.

The name declined in use after 1880 but was revived due to the hit song Once in Love with Amy from the 1948 Broadway musical Where's Charley?.

It remained among the top 250 names for American girls in the early 2020s.