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Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Amelia

uh-MEEL-yuh · 6 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Work; industrious
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3
2024 births12,740
Peak year2021
First appeared1880
Total US births268,334
2021 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AmyMiaMel
Alternate spellings
EmeliaAmaliaAmelya
In other languages
Amalia (German)Amélie (French)Amelia (Italian)

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Notable people named Amelia

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