Amelia
Meaningwork, industrious · Germanic
- US rank
- #4
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #3 in 2024
12,699 babies were named Amelia in the US in 2025. It has climbed 2 places in five years.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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Famous Amelia
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
Choose Amelia and your child shares a first name with Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer and author. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Amelia, like who?” Amelia Earhart's Wikipedia article is available in 126 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
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- How commonAbout 1 in every 127 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Amelia, 12,699 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, you'd expect to meet about 2 Amelias.
- HistoryAmelia has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Amelias, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #3.
- Then vs nowAmelia is 9.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,186 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 127.
- Where it's lovedAmelia is the #1 girl name in 5 states, including Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana. It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
- MeaningIn Germanic, Amelia means “work, industrious”. Our records link it to German and Latin roots.
- OriginAmelia is the #3 most popular German girl name in the US. That's out of 745 German girl and unisex names in our list.
About the name Amelia
Amelia is a girl name of German and Latin origin meaning “work, industrious”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-lia”. US birth records list Amelia for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #3 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4, with 12,699 babies.
Origin:German namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,289 | 437 girls |
| 1890s | 1,692 | 591 girls |
| 1900s | 1,262 | 792 girls |
| 1910s | 1,097 | 911 girls |
| 1920s | 734 | 1,363 girls |
| 1930s | 559 | 1,788 girls |
| 1940s | 373 | 2,680 girls |
| 1950s | 271 | 3,695 girls |
| 1960s | 264 | 3,790 girls |
| 1970s | 345 | 2,897 girls |
| 1980s | 565 | 1,769 girls |
| 1990s | 753 | 1,329 girls |
| 2000s | 1,793 | 558 girls |
| 2010s | 5,384 | 186 girls |
| 2020s | 7,823 | 128 girls |
Other spellings of Amelia
More German girl names
- Girl name: Charlotte · free
- Girl name: Emma · whole, universal
- Girl name: Evelyn · possibly desired
- Girl name: Ellie · possibly light
- Unisex name: Avery · elf counsel
- Girl name: Emilia · rival, striving
- Girl name: Eloise · possibly healthy, wide
- Girl name: Sophie · wisdom
Questions about the name Amelia
What does the name Amelia mean?
Amelia means “work, industrious” in Germanic.
What is the origin of the name Amelia?
Amelia has German, Latin roots in our records. Other German names include Charlotte, Emma, Evelyn.
Is Amelia a boy or girl name?
Amelia is a girl name, though a few boys get it too.
How popular is the name Amelia?
Amelia ranked #4 for US girls in 2025, given to 12,699 babies. Its best year was 2024 (#3).