I was surprised to see it was so common in the 70s and 80s, looking at popularity statistics. I have only ever met one Amy in my life, and she was a year younger than I am (still an early 90s baby). Amy was my roommate when I was studying abroad (both of us are from the U.S.) and she was a cool friend, sunny disposition and a bit less cautious than I am. We fell out of touch unfortunately, but she's a positive association for me.
That's one of the (many) reasons the character in
Gone Girl was so shocking for me. Amy is such a cheerful name - but she was such a vindictive psycho!
Amy is falling down in popularity, but she hasn't disappeared. She's only 3 letters long (the other spellings are trying too hard) and is similar to trendy names Mia and Mya.
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