Amy Yip
There are approximately 13 people named Amy Yip living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Amy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yip. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Amy
613K
Alive today
Named Yip
7.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 613K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 47
Estimated bearers: 7.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,602
Per 100K: 2.10
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (93.3%)
First name trend
Amy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Amy. The peak year was 1975 with 32,342 births. The average person named Amy today is 47 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Yip surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Yip, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.3%.
- Asian and Pacific Islander93.3%
- Two or more races2.5%
- White2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino1.7%
- Unknown or suppressed0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Amy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1788% of the US population, based on 612,999 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Yip appears at a rate of 2.10 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0021%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Amy Yip. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Amy
FAQ
Amy Yip: questions and answers
How many people are named Amy Yip?
We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Amy Yip. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1788%) with the surname frequency (2.10 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Amy Yip?
We classify Amy Yip as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Amy a male or female name?
Amy is predominantly female. Out of 702,270 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Amy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.