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Amelia

Amelia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“work”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
uh-MEE-lee-uh · 4 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Amalia, a Germanic name based on the amal element meaning 'work.' Amelia later merged in use with the Latin-family form Aemilia in some traditions.

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How popular is Amelia?

20243,830 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Amelia in 202412,749

2024 rank#3 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 1880268,612

Amelia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Amelia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amiliarival; striving · Latin
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic
  • Adanoble · Germanic

Amelia questions

What does the name Amelia mean?

Amelia means "work". It comes from Germanic. From Amalia, a Germanic name based on the amal element meaning 'work.' Amelia later merged in use with the Latin-family form Aemilia in some traditions.

Is Amelia a boy or girl name?

Amelia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Amelia?

12,749 US babies were named Amelia in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Amelia?

Amelia is usually pronounced uh-MEE-lee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.