Amelie
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Meaning
work, industriousness; famously borne by Queen Amélie of Portugal, the country's last queen consort
Also written Amélie.
The story
Amelie is the French form of Amalia, an old Germanic name rooted in a word for work, and it carries a sense of quiet industriousness beneath its soft sound. Its royal bearer is Queen Amélie of Portugal, a French princess who married King Carlos I and became the country's last queen consort; when assassins attacked the royal carriage in Lisbon in 1908, killing her husband and eldest son, she is said to have fought back with the only thing in her hands, a bouquet of flowers. In America the name barely registered for most of a century, then rose noticeably in the 2000s, just after the 2001 French film Amélie charmed audiences everywhere; we cannot prove the connection, but the timing is hard to ignore. It has climbed further since, while staying uncommon enough to feel like a discovery.
Amelie's name family
One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: Germanic amal may refer to the Amali dynasty or carry senses such as vigor and bravery; its meaning is uncertain. Amelia comes through Amalia and belongs to a different family from Emily.
The constellation
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How popular is Amelie around the world?
In the United States, 2,008 babies were named Amelie between 2020 and 2025. In Austria, 251 girls named Amelie were born in 2025, the 25th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
Amelie is on the official records of the United States, Austria, Argentina, Mexico City, England and Wales, South Australia, Scotland, Chile, Norway, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Canada, Montevideo, Spain, France, Poland and Brazil.
Amelie crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish
United States
1 in 11,000
In the United States, 2,008 babies were named Amelie between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amelie peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Austria
1 in 300
In Austria, 251 girls named Amelie were born in 2025, the 25th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Argentina
1 in 900
In Argentina, 739 newborns were given the name Amelie in 2024.
share of that year’s name registrations
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Mexico City City
1 in 1,400
In Mexico City, there were 84 registrations of Amelie in 2022.
share of that year’s registrations in the city
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (1 registration through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
England and Wales
1 in 1,500
In England and Wales, 398 girls named Amelie were born in 2025, the 122nd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
South Australia
1 in 1,7002017
In South Australia, 11 girls were registered as Amelie in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Scotland
1 in 1,800
In Scotland, 25 girls named Amelie were registered in 2024, the 164th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Chile
1 in 2,000
In Chile, 87 girls were registered as Amelie in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
share of that year’s name registrations
First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021
Norway
1 in 2,600register 2026
In Norway, 10 girls were given the name Amelie in 2025.
share of the girls on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure
People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)
Puerto Rico
1 in 3,600
In Puerto Rico, 5 babies were named Amelie in 2025, and 139 have carried the name since 1998.
share of that year’s births on record
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
Ireland
1 in 4,500
In Ireland, 12 girls named Amelie were born in 2025, the 325th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Amelie, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Canada
1 in 4,900
In Canada, 75 girls named Amelie were born in 2024, the 396th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Montevideo City
1 in 8,2002011
In Montevideo, 3 girls named Amelie were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
Spain
1 in 51,000
In Spain, 876 residents are named Amelie, ranked 1,609th among women, with a mean age of 11.9 years.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
France
1 in 64,000
In France, about 10 girls named Amelie were born in 2025, ranked 3,088th among girls that year.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Amelie, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
Poland
1 in 82,000
In Poland, 3 girls named Amelie were born in 2025, the 583rd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Amelie, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)
Brazil
1 in 200,000
At the 2022 census, 1,063 people in Brazil were named Amelie, ranked 7,945th, with a median age of 4.
Among people named Amelie living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
The census also counted 519 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
New South Wales
outside the top 100
Amelie is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.
share of that year’s top-100 registrations
New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names
New Zealand
last on record 2024
Amelie is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Amelie, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
When you meet Amelie
Most people given the name Amelie in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Amelie deep dive
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