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Girl's name · #4 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Amelia was #93 in 1881, slipped to #489 by 1968, climbed back to #3 by 2024, and currently stands at #4. About 281,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
See where Amelia is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states, the #1 girl's name in 5 of them. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Amelia is especially popular in Australia (NSW), Australia (VIC), and Australia (QLD).
#2 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #2 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #2 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #3 in England & Wales (2025) · #3 in New Zealand (2025) · #4 in Scotland (2025) · #9 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #12 in Poland (2025) · #12 in Ireland (2025) · #14 in Ecuador (2025) · #15 in Switzerland (2025) · #18 in N. Ireland (2025) and 13 more.
Among 636 notable people named Amelia:
Artists & writers appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939).
About 2,500 girls a year are given Millie as their full name, 640 Emmy, and 90 Melia.
Similar names: Evelyn · Amara · Sophia · Charlotte · Emma · Eleanor
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