Amelia

femaleLatin (influence)Germanic

Commonly interpreted as 'work' or 'industrious', with usage strongly influenced by the separate Roman name Aemilia.

Origin: Latin (influence) — Frequently blended in usage with 'Aemilia', an unrelated Roman family name.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in New Zealand in 2019. See regions.

Amelia: Recorded since 1964, it reached #1 in 2011, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

7registrars recorded it
226times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#1highest recorded position
41groupings it qualifies for
101names it appears alongside

What stands out in Amelia's record

Ranked inside the top 10 by 6 registrars, and #1 in 3 of them. Names by top-10 reach
Held a top-100 place for 41 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 7,061 births with the name in 2012, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 29 years. Names by sustained share

uh-MEE-lee-uh/əˈmiːliə/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: HighCompleteness: CompleteEditorial review: 2026-06-15

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, most expected sections are populated, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-06-15), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (7) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

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Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Latin (influence), Germanic
Meaning: Commonly interpreted as 'work' or 'industrious', with usage strongly influenced by the separate Roman name Aemilia.
Pronunciation: uh-MEE-lee-uh
Syllables: 3
Common nicknames: Amy, Mia
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: female
Language family: Latin (influence)

Popularity

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#63
1997	#49
1998	#48
1999	#37
2000	#35
2001	#32
2002	#25
2003	#21
2004	#18
2005	#15
2006	#16
2007	#10
2008	#9
2009	#9
2010	#5
2011	#1
2012	#1
2013	#1
2014	#1
2015	#1
2016	#2
2017	#2
2018	#2
2019	#2
2020	#2
2021	#2
2022	#2
2023	#2
2024	#2
2025	#3

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 56 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #3 among girls in England and Wales, #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #39 among girls in Norway.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls

Amelia appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 56 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 5,890 births with the name.

Amelia across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Amelia's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#300 (1964)	#3 (2017)	#12 (2025)	56 of 62	5,890 (1964–2025)	429 (2013)
Norway · Girls	#487 (1967)	#32 (2019)	#39 (2025)	35 of 59	2,332 (1967–2025)	164 (2019)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#92 (1985)	#1 (2020)	#2 (2025)	39 of 41	12,105 (1985–2025)	547 (2013)
New Zealand · Girls	#96 (1986)	#1 (2019)	#2 (2023)	38 of 38	5,333 (1986–2023)	255 (2019)
England and Wales · Girls	#63 (1996)	#1 (2011)	#3 (2025)	30 of 30	94,304 (1996–2025)	7,061 (2012)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#358 (1997)	#4 (2012)	#14 (2024)	27 of 28	2,011 (1997–2024)	186 (2012)

Amelia by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Amelia in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	23	4 of 10	6
1970s	58	10 of 10	6
1980s	38	6 of 10	6
1990s	69	10 of 10	7
2000s	774	10 of 10	77
2010sbusiest	3,471	10 of 10	347
2020s	1,457	6 of 10	243

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 347 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2011 and 2012, when recorded births rose by 174, from 235 to 409.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Amelia appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 7 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 59 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1, first reached in 2011.

It held a top-100 place in 41 years, 41 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7,061 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

6 registrars ranked it inside their own top 10. It reached #1 in 3 registrars' lists.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1967, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Amelia was ranked #1 in England and Wales · Girls in 2011. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Ameira · #1959, 20y
Amel · #1939, 29y
Amelia-Grace · #397, 21y
Amelia-Jane · #1807, 20y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 7 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Emily · #1, 62y
Isabella · #1, 59y
Jason · #1, 62y
Jessica · #1, 61y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Aoife · #1, 62y
Conor · #1, 62y
Emily · #1, 62y
Isabella · #1, 59y

Comparisons involving Amelia

Existing comparison pages where Amelia and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Amelia in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Amelia vs Ashleigh
In 1996 they stood at #63 and #58 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #3 and #2788.
Amelia · Ashleigh · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking
Amelia vs Kate
In 1996 they stood at #63 and #59 in England and Wales · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #3 and #1079.
Amelia · Kate · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking
Amelia vs Caitlin
In 1996 they stood at #63 and #66 in England and Wales · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #3 and #1028.
Amelia · Caitlin · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Amelia within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Amelia vs Lily
Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Amelia and Lily averaged 6.5 places apart, ending at #3 and #2.
Amelia · Lily · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking
Charlotte vs Amelia
Across 36 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Charlotte and Amelia averaged 8.8 places apart, ending at #1 and #2.
Charlotte · Amelia · 36 shared years, 1989–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Olivia vs Amelia
Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Olivia and Amelia averaged 9.7 places apart, ending at #1 and #3.
Olivia · Amelia · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Amelia and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Emily vs Amelia
In 2011, Amelia moved ahead of Emily in England and Wales · Girls — #3 and #5 the year before became #5 and #1.
Emily · Amelia · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking
Sophie vs Amelia
In 2011, Amelia moved ahead of Sophie in England and Wales · Girls — #2 and #5 the year before became #6 and #1.
Sophie · Amelia · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking
Amelia vs Fiadh
In 2019, Fiadh moved ahead of Amelia in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #5 and #10 the year before became #6 and #3.
Amelia · Fiadh · 22 shared years, 2002–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Amelia measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Amelia at its highest position.

Amelia vs Aria
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Amelia #1 in 2020, Aria #22 in 2018.
Amelia · Aria · 14 shared years, 2012–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2020 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Amelia vs Audrey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Amelia #1 in 2020, Audrey #19 in 2021.
Amelia · Audrey · 18 shared years, 2008–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2021 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Amelia vs Aurora
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Amelia #1 in 2020, Aurora #29 in 2022.
Amelia · Aurora · 12 shared years, 2014–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2022 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Amelia and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Amelia without appearing here.

Amelia moved ahead of

Debra
In 2001 they stood at #576 and #576 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2002 that had become #189 and #620.
Nora Compare
In 2006 they stood at #358 and #314 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #84 and #413.
Sandra
In 2006 they stood at #358 and #358 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #84 and #413.
Pauline
In 2001 they stood at #368 and #295 in Norway · Girls; by 2002 that had become #265 and #576.

Moved ahead of Amelia

Aurora Compare
In 1988 they stood at #487 and #538 in Norway · Girls; by 1989 that had become #652 and #233.
Hedda
In 1971 they stood at #487 and #553 in Norway · Girls; by 1972 that had become #580 and #391.
Ellie Compare
In 2023 they stood at #33 and #34 in Norway · Girls; by 2024 that had become #39 and #30.
Sadie Compare
In 2024 they stood at #8 and #9 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #12 and #5.

Moved the opposite way to Amelia

Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #300 to #12 while Audrey went from #85 to #885.
Elaine
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #300 to #12 while Elaine went from #58 to #608.
Ida
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #300 to #12 while Ida went from #372 to #885.
Martina
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #300 to #12 while Martina went from #18 to #325.

Moved the same way as Amelia

Kate Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #300 to #12 and Kate from #300 to #52.
Melissa
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #300 to #12 and Melissa from #372 to #173.
Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amelia went from #325 to #12 and Amy from #262 to #138.
Alexandra
Between 1967 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Amelia went from #487 to #39 and Alexandra from #440 to #212.

Meaning & Origin

Commonly interpreted as 'work' or 'industrious', with usage strongly influenced by the separate Roman name Aemilia.

VerifiedSource: Namewise editorial team, Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Latin (influence)

Frequently blended in usage with 'Aemilia', an unrelated Roman family name.

VerifiedSource: Namewise editorial team, Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Germanic

From 'Amalia', related to 'amal' (work, industriousness).

VerifiedSource: Namewise editorial team, Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Other names with a researched meaning and origin →

Where Amelia is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Amelia, between 1964 and 2025, in 59 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Republic of Ireland	1964–2025	56	#3 in 2017
Norway	1967–2025	35	#32 in 2019
New South Wales, Australia	1985–2025	39	#1 in 2020
New Zealand	1986–2023	38	#1 in 2019
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#1 in 2011
Northern Ireland	1997–2024	27	#4 in 2012
Scotland	2024	1	#7 in 2024

Its high point came 13 years earlier in England and Wales (2011) than in Scotland (2024).

Variants

Amelie · spelling
Amalia · regional
Amy · nickname
Mia · nickname

Similar Names

See full comparison →

Olivia11% similar

Matching rhythm and shared status as a top-tier modern classic.

Amelia vs Olivia

Matilda14% similar

Both are Germanic-rooted names enjoying a strong contemporary revival.

Amelia vs Matilda

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

Common alternate spellings: Amelie.

Pronunciation

uh-MEE-lee-uh/əˈmiːliə/

Syllables: 3
Ease: easy

Demonstration dataSource: Namewise editorial team.Confidence: low.

Where Amelia Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Amelia in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNorwayNew Zealand

Notable Usage

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Amelia

Amelia at a glance

What stands out in Amelia's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Amelia across 6 official records

Amelia by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Amelia appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Amelia

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Amelia

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Amelia and the names beside it

Amelia moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Amelia

Moved the opposite way to Amelia

Moved the same way as Amelia

Meaning & Origin

Where Amelia is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Amelia Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Amelia at a glance

What stands out in Amelia's record

Amelia across 6 official records

Amelia by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Amelia appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Amelia

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Amelia

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Amelia and the names beside it

Amelia moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Amelia

Moved the opposite way to Amelia

Moved the same way as Amelia