a-MAHL-ya or AM-ah-lee
Amalie
About Amalie
Popular in Norway and Denmark, but familiar across Europe, Amalie can be pronounced as a-MAHL-yah, much like sister Amalia. A variation of Amelia, it shares the same Germanic element, amal meaning "vigorous, unceasing, work".
In the US, where Amalie is most familiar as the name of the capital city of the US Virgin Islands, it may be pronounced like Emily, with an Am- sound at the beginning, or like Amalia with the final '-a' dropped, so uh-MAH-lee.
Pretty and bright but totally grounded Amalie could make a classic choice with a small twist. An added bonus is that it was given to just under 40 girls in the US last year, making it recognizable but considerably less popular than other members of the Amelia family.
Pronounced a-MAHL-ya or AM-ah-lee.
As of October 2026, Amalie ranked #3908 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #822 in 1883.
Editor's take: The name Amalie is a girl's name of German, Danish, Norwegian origin meaning "work".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,783 | 40 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #3,598 | 43 | 24.1 |
| 2016 | #3,466 | 45 | 25.4 |
| 2017 | #3,348 | 47 | 27.2 |
| 2018 | #4,152 | 34 | 20 |
| 2019 | #3,555 | 43 | 25.6 |
| 2020 | #4,268 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2021 | #4,169 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | #3,650 | 42 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | #4,115 | 35 | 21.8 |
| 2024 | #3,880 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2025 | #3,908 | 37 | 23 |
World rankings
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Famous Amalies
- (Marie) Amalie Auguste of Zweibrücken
Birkenfeld,Bischweiler, Queen consort of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
- Amalie Zephyrine of Salm
Kyrburg, Princess of Hohenzollern,Sigmaringen
- (Friederike) Amalie
Princess of Hesse,Darmstadt
- Amalie Antoinette Karoline Adrienne of Hohenzollern
Sigmaringen, Princess Eduard of Saxe,Altenberg
- Amalie (born Maria Amalia Friederike Augusta Karolina Ludovica Josepha Aloysia Anna Nepomucena Philippina Vincentia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal)
Princess of Saxony, German composer
- Amalie Isabella Marie Gisela Margarete
Princess of Bavaria; Countess Assandri di Bavieria
- Amalie Skram
Norwegian novelist
- Amalie Zara Benjamin
American journalist
- Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden
Countess of Yarmouth, German mistress of George II of Great Britain
- Amalie Maximilianovna Adlerberg
illegitimate daughter of Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg,Strelitz
- Amalie Wilhelmine Sieveking
German philanthropist and social activist
- Amalie Bruun
Danish singer
Amalie in pop culture
- Amalie Wolf
protagonist of the book "Crow's Peak" by Sarah Marie Clausen
- Princess Amalie
character in the "Twelve Houses" books by Sharon Shinn
- Pronounced: a
MAY,lee,a in danish