Amalia
Latinate form of Germanic names starting with Amal-, from the element amal, meaning work or labor. It is used across Italian, Spanish, German and Greek.
Amalia in 2025
Amalia was given to 530 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,123rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,255 babies born.
The history of Amalia
Amalia reached its highest point in 2023, when 576 babies were given the name, ranking 1,041st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 787th, in 1894.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 16,478 babies have been named Amalia. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Amalia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Amalia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 140 | 848 |
| 1890s | 203 | 787 |
| 1900s | 209 | 1,107 |
| 1910s | 559 | 1,254 |
| 1920s | 905 | 1,217 |
| 1930s | 543 | 1,373 |
| 1940s | 514 | 1,845 |
| 1950s | 659 | 1,905 |
| 1960s | 711 | 2,008 |
| 1970s | 866 | 1,930 |
| 1980s | 1,057 | 1,876 |
| 1990s | 1,367 | 1,996 |
| 2000s | 1,977 | 1,891 |
| 2010s | 3,523 | 1,132 |
| 2020s | 3,245 | 1,041 |
Where Amalia is heading
Amalia has risen 56% over the past decade, from 339 babies in 2015 to 530 in 2025.
Names like Amalia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Amalia.