Girls' name · peaked in 2021
Amelia name popularity since 1925
257,273 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amelia. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Amelia is about 11 years old in 2026. Amelia peaked in 2021 as the #4 name for girls, and it ranked #4 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 257,273
- Named Amelia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #4
- for girls in 2025 (12,699 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 256,996 girls · 277 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Amelia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amelia births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Amelia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1937 and 1942, Amelia's share of baby girls fell by 34%, from 1 in 1,640 to 1 in 2,490.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, it became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 1,190 baby girls to 1 in 472.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Amelia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amelia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amelia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 3,831 | 23 | – |
| 1930s | 5,958 | 40 | #255 |
| 1940s | 5,324 | 12 | #312 |
| 1950s | 5,189 | 0 | #383 |
| 1960s | 4,824 | 5 | #431 |
| 1970s | 5,321 | 5 | #387 |
| 1980s | 9,740 | 30 | #249 |
| 1990s | 13,559 | 10 | #237 |
| 2000s | 33,292 | 37 | #84 |
| 2010s | 93,850 | 66 | #12 |
| 2020–25 | 76,108 | 49 | #4 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
58.7% of babies named Amelia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Amelia is most popular
The index compares Amelia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amelia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.89× | 721 |
| Nevada | 1.71× | 1,568 |
| Utah | 1.58× | 3,456 |
| New Hampshire | 1.50× | 1,216 |
| Arizona | 1.49× | 4,966 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amelia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia (this page) | 256,996 | 2021 |
| Amalia | 14,906 | 2023 |
| Amilia | 3,012 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amelia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amelia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amelia (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data