Baby name meaning

Amelia

Work or industrious · Portuguese origin

Meaning & origin

Amelia is a female name of Portuguese origin, meaning “Work or industrious”.

How popular is Amelia?

In England & Wales, Amelia ranked #2 among girls' names in 2024, with 2,448 babies given the name, close to its #1 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2011, when it reached #1.

In the United States, Amelia was the #6 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Amelia — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Amelia over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #357US 1960: #414US 1970: #445US 1980: #316US 1990: #194US 2000: #207US 2010: #41US 2020: #6England & Wales 2024: #2United StatesEngland & Wales
Amelia’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Amelia in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#63929
2000#351,489
2005#152,976
2010#54,227
2011#15,054
2015#15,158
2020#23,319
2024#22,448

Famous Amelias

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More on Amelia

Vintage, industrious and impossibly charming, a name that rolls up its sleeves and still looks elegant.

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