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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Amy
613K
Alive today
Named Yip
7.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 613K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 47
Top Census group: White (84.1%)
Estimated bearers: 7.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,248
Per 100K: 2.15
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (91.8%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Amy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Amy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.1% · 525,985
- Hispanic or Latino7.2% · 45,137
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.4% · 27,665
- Two or more races2.4% · 14,853
- Black or African American1.4% · 8,808
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2,676
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Yip surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Yip, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 91.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Yip described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Yip at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander91.8% · 5,890
- Two or more races3.5% · 223
- White2.4% · 152
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 134
- Black or African American0.2% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Amy right now.
The surname Yip appears at a rate of 2.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 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.
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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 (2.15 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Amy Yip?
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