Amalia

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A few things about Amalia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Amalia

Amalia Lindegren

Swedish artist (1814-1891)

Choose Amalia and your child shares a first name with Amalia Lindegren, a Swedish artist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Amalia, like who?” Amalia Lindegren's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Scanned by user AlphaZeta, photographer unknown, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,032 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Amalia, 530 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Amalia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAmalia has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Amalias, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1885, when it reached #484.
• 📈Then vs nowAmalia is 4.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 12,195 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,032.
• 📍Where it's lovedAmalia is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #180, followed by New York (#257) and Massachusetts (#284). It's in the top 1,000 in 22 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Amalia means “work”.

About the name Amalia

Amalia is a girl name meaning “work”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-lia”. US birth records list Amalia for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked #484 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #566, with 530 babies.