Amelia
The Germanic amal, “work, labour,” through Amalia; often confused with the unrelated Latin Emilia.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Aviator Amelia Earhart is its most famous bearer; the recent revival crossed the Atlantic from Britain, where it spent years as the top girls' name.
Amelia appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 27 different years between 1880 and 2025. It spent 10 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 2021, when 13,041 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 4 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2024, at No. 3. In 2025 it ranked No. 4 for girls. All told, 281,414 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Amalia (16,478), Amilia (3,038), Ameliah (864), Amellia (855), Amilya (852), Amillia (795) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Emilia
Explore Amelia interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,957 | No. 93 |
| 1890s | 3,725 | No. 109 |
| 1900s | 3,664 | No. 140 |
| 1910s | 8,832 | No. 156 |
| 1920s | 8,787 | No. 190 |
| 1930s | 5,958 | No. 236 |
| 1940s | 5,324 | No. 279 |
| 1950s | 5,189 | No. 345 |
| 1960s | 4,824 | No. 407 |
| 1970s | 5,321 | No. 337 |
| 1980s | 9,740 | No. 216 |
| 1990s | 13,559 | No. 194 |
| 2000s | 33,292 | No. 55 |
| 2010s | 93,850 | No. 7 |
| 2020s | 76,108 | No. 3 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.