Amelia
Top 1000
About Amelia
Amelia is one of the hottest girls' names, a successor to the megapopular Emma and Emily. Amelia, the Number 2 choice in England, is now also comfortably ensconced in the US Top 10, where it ranked as the third most popular name for girls in 2024.
Now the most popular girl name starting with A, Amelia is also a Top 10 girls' name in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland. So while Emilia and Emelia are sound-alike names, it's the Amelia version that's on the fast track.
Amelia is derived from the German name Amalia, which in turn is a variation of Amalberga. The root, amal, is a Germanic word meaning "work," and in the context of female given names suggests themes of fertility as well as productivity. Aemilia, the name from which Emily is derived, is unrelated to Amelia.
Kids might associate Amelia with the wacky children's book character Amelia Bedelia, while adults could appreciate it as the eponymous heroine of the Henry Fielding novel. Amelia also appears in novels by Trollope and Thackeray, as a Harry Potter name, and as detective Amelia Peabody in the Elizabeth Peters series. Angelina Jolie played patrol cop Amelia Donaghy in The Bone Collector.
Amelia became a British royal name via the daughters of Kings George II and III. American heroes who have inspired a new generation of namesakes are aviatrix Amelia Earhart and feminist Amelia Bloomer.
Trivia tidbit: Amelia is the birth name of Minnie Driver. As for international forms, there's Amelie, Amalia, and Amelina, while nickname options include Milly, Mila, Lia, Mimi, and Ami.
Pronounced uh-MEEL-yuh.
As of October 2026, Amelia ranked #4 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #32.
Editor's take: The name Amelia is a girl's name of German origin meaning "work".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #15 | 8,804 | 4,928.5 |
| 2015 | #12 | 9,875 | 5,531.9 |
| 2016 | #10 | 10,808 | 6,099.2 |
| 2017 | #8 | 11,868 | 6,874.2 |
| 2018 | #8 | 12,402 | 7,290.7 |
| 2019 | #7 | 12,940 | 7,709.9 |
| 2020 | #6 | 12,799 | 7,917.5 |
| 2021 | #4 | 13,032 | 7,942.2 |
| 2022 | #4 | 12,409 | 7,565.9 |
| 2023 | #4 | 12,352 | 7,698 |
| 2024 | #3 | 12,740 | 7,863.3 |
| 2025 | #4 | 12,699 | 7,901 |
World rankings
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Amelia on lists
Famous Amelias
- Saint Amelia aka Amalberga of Maubeuge
7th century Belgian saint
- Amelia Mary Earhart
American aviator
- Amelia Jenks Bloomer
American feminist, popularized "bloomers"
- Amelia Sophia Eleanor
Princess of Great Britain, daughter of King George II
- Amelia
Princess of the U.K., daughter of King George III
- Amelia Calder (Mitchel)
wife of British Nelson,era Admiral Sir Robert Calder
- Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver
English actress
- Amelia Heinle Luckinbill
American actress
- Amelia Kinkade
American actress
- Amelia Zirin
Brown aka Lady Rizo, American comedienne
- Amelia Vega (Polanco)
Dominican beauty queen, Miss Universe 2003
- Amelia Okoli
Nigerian Olympic high jumper
- Amelia Curran
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Amelia Opie
English novelist
- Amelia Holt Atwater
Rhodes, American novelist
- Amelia Magdalena Hundley
American gymnast
- Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson
American civil rights activist
- Amelia Bullmore
English actress and writer
- Amelia Fletcher
English pop singer
- Amelia Rose Blaire
American actress
- Amelia Jones
American art historian and author
- Amelia Adams
Australian TV presenter
- Amelia "Millie" Catherine (Bennett) Warner aka Slow Moving Millie
English actress and singer, wife of Irish actor Jamie Dornan
- Amelia Wilson
American swimmer
- Amelia Lily (Oliver)
English pop singer
- Amelia Zadro
Australian model
- Amelia Eisenhower Mahon
daughter of Susan Eisenhower; granddaughter of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Amelia Warren Tyagi
American author; daughter of politician Elizabeth Warren
- Mary Amelia Ingalls
elder sister of novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor (b. 1995)
daughter of the Earl of St Andrews; great,great,granddaughter of George V; in line to the British throne
- Amelia Vernon (b. 1996)
daughter of ice hockey player Mike Vernon
- Amelia Gray Hamlin (b. 2001)
daughter of actors Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna
- Amelia Jane Henson (b. 2005)
daughter of actress Mia Sara and Brian Henson
- Amelia Skinner (b. 2009)
daughter of rapper Mike Skinner of The Streets
- Amelia Lucille Francisco (b. 2014)
daughter of actors Jason Francisco and Melisa Cantiveros
- Amelia Rose Andre (b. 2014)
daughter of TV presenter Peter Andre
- Amelia Ann Deen (b. 2018)
daughter of American TV chef and personality Bobby Deen
Amelia in pop culture
- "Amelia Bedelia
" children's book series by Peggy Parish
- Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis
main character in "The Princess Diaries" series
- Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun
character in anime "Slayers"
- Dr. Amelia Shepherd
character on TV's "Private Practice" & "Grey's Anatomy"
- Amelia Jessica "Amy" Pond Williams
character on TV's "Doctor Who"
- Amelia Donaghy
character in movie "The Bone Collector"
- "Amelia
" novel by Henry Fielding and main character
- Amelia 'Emmy' Sedley later Osbourne
character in "Vanity Fair"
- Amelia
character in the "Fire Emblem" video game series
- Amelia Peabody
main character in books by Elizabeth Peters
- Amelia Bonetti
character in 1986 movie "Ginger and Fred"
- Amelia Louise McBride
character in graphic novel series "Amelia Rules!" by Jimmy Gownley
- Amelia C. Voght
character in X,Men comics
- "Amelia's Notebook
" book series by Marissa Moss
- "Our Only May Amelia
" novel by Jennifer L. Holm
- Amelia Richardson
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Amelia Joffe
character on soap "General Hospital"
- Amelia Gabble
character in Disney's "The AristoCats"
- Amelia
main character in "In a Heartbeat" by Loretta Ellsworth
- Amelia
character in "Animal Crossing" video game series
- Amelia
character in the "Underworld" series
- Amelia Cackle
character on TV's "The Worst Witch"
- "Naughty Amelia Jane
" novel by Enid Blyton
- Amelia the Singing Fairy
character in the "Rainbow Magic" series
- Amelia
character in "The Terminal"
- Amelia Duckworth
character on Disney Channel's "Bizaardvark"
- Amelia "Amy" Dubanowski
character on NBC's "Superstore"
- "Amelia
" song by Tonight Alive
- "Amelia
" song by Joni Mitchell
- Amelia Island
Florida, USA
- Amelia Hughes
character in the animated series “Infinity Train”