Amalia
Amalia Origin and Meaning
Originally popularized in eighteenth century Europe due to the fame of Anna Amalia, a Duchess who was a great patron of the arts, Amalia is now a widely cross-cultural name, heard from Italy to Romania, Germany to Scandinavia. Popular in the Netherlands, Chile, France, and Puerto Rico, it can be pronounced as uh-MAH-lee-uh (English), a-MA-lya (Spanish), and ah-MA-lee-uh (German, Dutch), to list a few.
amal meaning "vigorous, unceasing, work", and while it may not be quite so popular in the English speaking work as its sibling, it has been on the rise in the US since 2011, when it re-joined the Top 1000 after an 80 year absence. Given to 550 American babies in a recent year, it is considerably less popular than Amelia — 23 times less popular, in fact.
Amalia might appeal to those wanting nickname Mali or Mollie over Millie.
- Amalia Rank in US Top 1000
- Amalia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Amalia
- Famous People Named Amalia
- The name Amalia in Pop Culture
- International Variations of the name Amalia
- The name Amalia in Nameberry Blog Posts
- The name Amalia in Nameberry Forums
Amalia Rank in US Top 1000
Amalia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Amalia
- 552US2024
- 343Nameberry2025
- 503Future2028
- 419England2024
- 36Germany2024
- 374Mexico2021
- 92switzerland2024
- 83Austria2024
- 31Chile2021
20 Names Similar to Amalia
- Adelina
- Alina
- Anya
- Livia
- Talia
- Viviana
- Adrian
- Anneliese
- Liana
- Eliana
- Evelina
- Alessia
- Milena
- Annika
- Carina
- Liliana
- Nadia
- Lilia
- Amira
- Luciana
Famous People Named Amalia
- Amalia FuentesFilipina actress
- Amalia Maria Frederica of OldenburgQueen consort of Otto of Greece
- Amalia Gabriela Maria TeresaPrincess of Luxembourg
- Amalia of SolmsBraunfels, Regent of Orange
- Amalia Maria CharlottaPrincess of Sweden
- Amalia AguilarCuban,Mexican actress and dancer
- Amalia of SaxonyDuchess of Bavaria
- Amalia Wilhelmina KönigsmarckSwedish noble and painter
- Amalia RodriguesPortuguese fado singer
- Amalia Teresa Ramona of LlanoCount of Vilches, Viscount of La Cervanta
- Amalia SartoriItalian MEP
- Amalia González Caballero de Castillo LedónMexican diplomat
- AmaliaPrincess of Nassau,Dietz
- Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of SaxeWeimar,Eisenach, Princess consort of Henry of the Netherlands
- Amalia Frederica Wilhelmina von DyhrnCzettritz,Neuhaus, German heiress and philanthropist
- Amalia of ClevesPrincess of La Marck
- Henriëtte Amalia Maria of AnhaltDessau, Princess consort of Henry Casimir II of Nassau,Dietz
- Amalia Ulman (b. 1989)Argentinian,Spanish artist
- Amalia Emma Lola Yoo (b. 2002)American actress
- Amalia Pilgun (b. 2007)daughter of singer Eva Polna and Sergey Pilgun
- Amalia Elmaleh (b. 2014)daughter of actress Virginie Ledoyen and Arie Elmaleh
- Amalia Millepied (b. 2017)daughter of actress Natalie Portman and husband Benjamin Millepied
- Catharina Amalia Beatrix Carmen VictoriaPrincess of Orange, future Queen of the Netherlands
The name Amalia in Pop Culture
- Amalia "Lia" Milthorpemain character in the "Prophecy of the Sisters" trilogy
- Amalia Balashmain character in the musical She Loves Me
- Amalia Burnettcharacter in "Sims" series
- Amaliacharacter in video game Final Fantasy 12.
- Amaliaa character in video game "Dragon Age: Origins."
International Variations of the name Amalia
- AmaleaGerman
- AmeljaPolish
- AmelieGerman
- AmelidaSpanish
- AmalieFrench
- AmaljaPolish
- MaliHungarian
- MalikaHungarian
- AmelinaSpanish
- AmiliaGerman
- AmalitaSpanish
- AmilaSpanish
- EmalaSpanish