Amelia
Latinized spelling of the Germanic Amalia, whose root amal meant work or effort. It has long been tangled with the unrelated Latin name Emilia.
Amelia in 2025
Amelia was given to 12,705 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 261 babies born.
The history of Amelia
Amelia reached its highest point in 2021, when 13,049 babies were given the name, ranking 7th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 6th, in 2024.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 281,414 babies have been named Amelia. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Amelia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Amelia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,957 | 143 |
| 1890s | 3,725 | 164 |
| 1900s | 3,664 | 199 |
| 1910s | 8,832 | 241 |
| 1920s | 8,817 | 339 |
| 1930s | 5,998 | 435 |
| 1940s | 5,336 | 518 |
| 1950s | 5,189 | 641 |
| 1960s | 4,829 | 721 |
| 1970s | 5,326 | 620 |
| 1980s | 9,770 | 435 |
| 1990s | 13,569 | 397 |
| 2000s | 33,329 | 151 |
| 2010s | 93,916 | 14 |
| 2020s | 76,157 | 6 |
Where Amelia is heading
Amelia has risen 29% over the past decade, from 9,878 babies in 2015 to 12,705 in 2025.
Names like Amelia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Amelia.