Amelie
Top 1000
About Amelie
Amelia meets Emily, gets a Bohemian spin and a French accent when it becomes Amelie. This favorite among French girl names has been gaining notice here thanks to the charming 2001 French film Amelie and because of its similarity to the other popular choices, like the aforementioned Amelia and Emily, but also Aimee, Amber, Amari, and Allie. It entered the American popularity list in 2002 and is now solidly established in the latter end of the Top 1000.
Despite their similarities, Amelie and Emily have different roots and meanings. The former is taken from the the Germanic element, amal, meaning "work, vigorous, unceasing", while the latter comes from the Latin aemulus meaning "rival". Neither are related to Emma (from the Germanic irmin meaning "whole") or Aimee (from the French Amée meaning "beloved") either.
Typically spelled as Amélie in France and Belgium, it's also popular in Austria, England and Wales, Australia, Italy, Czechia, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It would be pronounced as AH-MEH-LEE in French, AH-meh-lee in German, and A-muh-lee in English.
Probably inspired by the name of French King Louis Philippe's consort Marie-Amelie, Balzac used the name for two of his prominent characters.
Pronounced uh-may-LEE.
As of October 2026, Amelie ranked #828 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #603 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #361.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #665 | 430 | 240.7 |
| 2015 | #638 | 446 | 249.8 |
| 2016 | #658 | 444 | 250.6 |
| 2017 | #689 | 423 | 245 |
| 2018 | #724 | 392 | 230.4 |
| 2019 | #756 | 371 | 221 |
| 2020 | #808 | 336 | 207.9 |
| 2021 | #831 | 332 | 202.3 |
| 2022 | #880 | 316 | 192.7 |
| 2023 | #893 | 300 | 187 |
| 2024 | #711 | 394 | 243.2 |
| 2025 | #828 | 329 | 204.7 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Zara
- Juliette
- Livia
- Celia
- Gemma
- Annalise
- Lorelei
Amelie on lists
Famous Amelies
- Amélie of Orleans (born Marie Amélie Louise Hélène d'Orléans)
Queen consort of Carlos I of Portugal
- Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine
Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland
- Amélie Auguste Eugénie de Leuchtenberg
Empress consort of Pedro I of Brazil
- Amélie Simone Mauresmo
French tennis player
- Amelie Lacoste
Canadian figure skater
- Amélie Coquet
French footballer
- Fabienne
Claire "Amélie" Nothomb, Belgian novelist
- Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy
American novelist and poet
- Amelie Hedwig Boutard
Beese, German aviatrix
- Amelie Kober
German snowboarder and police officer
- Constantina Carolina Amalia "Amelie" von Strussenfelt
Swedish novelist and poet
- Amelie Balkenende
daughter of Netherlands PM Jan Peter Balkenende
- Amelie Osmon (b. 2006)
daughter of TV presenter Gaby Roslin and David Osman
- Amelie Olivia Weekes (b. 2008)
daughter of musician Dallon Weekes
- Amelie Tinkerbell McFadden (b. 2009)
daughter of actor Steve McFadden
- Amelie Iris Wingrove (b. 2009)
daughter of footballer and YouTuber Billy Wingrove
- Amelie Bourne (b. 2010)
daughter of singer Rachel Stevens and Alex Bourne
- Amelie Burnell (b. 2010)
daughter of TV presenter Cerrie Burnell
- Amelie Belle Walsh (b. 2011)
daughter of actor Dylan Walsh
- Amelie Bohlen (b. 2011)
daughter of German singer Dieter Bohlen
- Amelie Grace Wormald (b. 2013)
daughter of actress Julia Haworth and Jon Wormald
- Amelie Spiers (b. 2014)
daughter of actor Steve Spiers
- Amélie Moon Durand (b. 2015)
daughter of actor Kevin Durand
- Amélie Irene Bailey (b. 2015)
daughter of actors Scott Bailey and Adrienne Frantz
- Amelie Kroos (b. 2016)
daughter of footballer Toni Kroos
- Freja Amelie Richards (b. 2015)
daughter of actor Ben Richards
Amelie in pop culture
- Amelie Poulain
title character in 2001 film "Le Fabuleux Destin de Amelie Poulain" aka "Amelie"
- Amelie Poulain
title character in 2017 broadway musical; played by Phillipa Soo
- Amelie
vampire. Founder of Morganville in Rachel Caine's "Morganville Vampires"
- Amelie Leslie
character in G. A. Henty's, Bonnie Prince Charlie
- Countess Amelie de Laville
character in G. A. Henty's, St. Bartholomew's Eve
- Amélie Lacroix (Widowmaker)
defense hero in video game Overwatch