Amelie
French Amelie, from the Germanic Amalia, which is built on amal, meaning work or effort.
Amelie in 2025
Amelie was given to 329 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,587th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 10,077 babies born.
The history of Amelie
Amelie reached its highest point in 2013, when 466 babies were given the name, ranking 1,160th that year.
Across the 140 years of records since 1886, 9,654 babies have been named Amelie. Half of them were born before 2013, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Amelie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Amelie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 1,489 |
| 1890s | 18 | 1,760 |
| 1900s | 33 | 2,536 |
| 1910s | 69 | 2,751 |
| 1920s | 46 | 5,175 |
| 1930s | 11 | 6,501 |
| 1940s | 18 | 6,096 |
| 1950s | 59 | 6,128 |
| 1960s | 41 | 6,679 |
| 1970s | 90 | 7,514 |
| 1980s | 126 | 6,136 |
| 1990s | 184 | 6,654 |
| 2000s | 2,683 | 1,257 |
| 2010s | 4,253 | 1,160 |
| 2020s | 2,008 | 1,388 |
Where Amelie is heading
Amelie has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 446 babies in 2015 to 329 in 2025.
Names like Amelie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Amelie.