Amilia

Amilia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “rival; striving”
Origin: Latin
Say it: uh-MIL-ee-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Amilia is usually treated as a variant spelling of Amelia or Emilia. Those names are commonly linked to Latin Aemilia, from a root associated with rivalry or striving.

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How popular is Amilia?

202447.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Amilia in 2024156

2024 rank#1,421 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,880

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

Names like Amilia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ameliawork · Germanic
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Amilia questions

What does the name Amilia mean?

Amilia means "rival; striving". It comes from Latin. Amilia is usually treated as a variant spelling of Amelia or Emilia. Those names are commonly linked to Latin Aemilia, from a root associated with rivalry or striving.

Is Amilia a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Amilia?

156 US babies were named Amilia in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Amilia?

Amilia is usually pronounced uh-MIL-ee-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.