Amee
A feminine name of French origin meaning "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 1,577 living Americans carry the first name Amee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amee today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amee births was 1975 (88 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amee with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 217,346 Americans
Peak year
1975
88 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,542
Tracked since 1956
Census
Amee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,882 people with the first name Amee, which placed it at #7,874 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,874
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,882 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amee is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (20.6%) and Hispanic (9.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.4% · 1,175
- Asian and Pacific Islander20.6% · 388
- Hispanic or Latino9.5% · 178
- Two or more races3.6% · 68
- Black or African American3.1% · 58
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 15
Popularity
Amee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amee from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 682 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Amee, while Oklahoma, New Jersey, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amee
The name Amee is a variant of the French name Aimée, which is derived from the Latin word "amatus" meaning "beloved" or "loved one." The name has its origins in the early Middle Ages, around the 6th to 8th centuries AD, when it was first used in France and other regions of Western Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amee can be found in the writings of the 11th-century French philosopher and theologian, Peter Abelard. He referred to his beloved student and romantic partner, Héloïse d'Argenteuil, as "Amee" in their famous love letters.
During the Renaissance period, the name Amee was popularized by the French poet and playwright, Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585). He often used the name in his poems and sonnets, referring to his muse and love interest, Cassandre Salviati.
In the 17th century, the name Amee was associated with Amée de Corday (1768-1793), a French Revolutionary who assassinated the Jacobin leader, Jean-Paul Marat. Her act was seen as a symbolic act of defiance against the Reign of Terror.
Another notable figure with the name Amee was Amée Millochau (1768-1850), a French painter and artist who was known for her portraits and historical scenes. She was one of the few female artists to gain recognition during the Napoleonic era.
In the literary world, the name Amee was immortalized by the French novelist and playwright, Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), who used the name for one of the characters in his novel "La Cousine Bette" (1846).
These are just a few examples of the historical significance and usage of the name Amee throughout various periods and cultures, particularly in France and Western Europe.
People
Amee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,577 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 217,346 US residents.
Is Amee a common name?
We classify Amee as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,703 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amee most popular?
The single biggest year for Amee was 1975, when 88 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amee is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,882 people with the name Amee, or 0.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,874 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amee appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,881 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amee is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (20.6%) and Hispanic (9.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Amee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.4% (1,175 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Amee?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.