Amelia

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Emilia in FI Finland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Amelia is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Polish given name570K records spelled Amelia74 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Türkiye

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Kazakh

  Also written Амелия, Амилия, Ameliia, Амелія, Amelija

• Arabic given name290K records spelled Amelia5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United Arab Emirates, Israel, Oman, United States

  Languages: Arabic, Hebrew

  Also written אמליה, אמליא, Amélia

• Indonesian given name118K records spelled Amelia4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Amelia, Amélia

• a separate given name30K records spelled Amelia3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Amélia, Amèlia

• Catalan given name23K records spelled Amelia2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Andorra

  Also written Amèlia

• Finnish given name16K records spelled Amelia5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Estonia, Hungary, United States

  Languages: Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian

  Also written Amélia, ̄amelia

• Albanian given name11K records spelled Amelia2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania, United States, Italy, United Kingdom

  Also written Amélia

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Amelia is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• A blend of two medieval names: Emilia (which is of Latin origin: see Emily) and the Latinized Germanic Amalia (a short form of various personal names containing the word amal ‘work’). Henry Fielding is sometimes credited with having coined it for the heroine of his novel Amelia (1751), but forms such as Meelia, Amaly and Aemelia occur from the 17th century onwards.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A female given name from the Germanic languages.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Portuguese, amelia (congenital absence of one or more limbs)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, Hipocorístico de Amelberga; usado también como variante de ese nombre.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• In Italian, forma feminina de Amelio; pode indicar natural de Amelia

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Abigail Adams Smithb. 1765USnot in their usual namedaughter of John Adams (1765-1813)
• Empress Amélie of Brazilb. 1812FRnot in their usual nameEmpress consort of Brasil (1812–1873)
• Amelia Bloomerb. 1818USWomen's rights activist (1818–1894)
• Amelia Earhartb. 1897USAmerican aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
• Amelia Bullmoreb. 1964GBEnglish actor, playwright, scriptwriter
• Amelia Warnerb. 1982GBBritish composer and former actress
• Amelia Vegab. 1984DODominican model and Miss Universe 2003
• Iggy Azaleab. 1990AUnot in their usual nameAustralian rapper (born 1990)
• Jade Thirlwallb. 1992GBnot in their usual nameBritish singer
• Amelia Windsorb. 1995GBnoblewoman; English fashion model; youngest child of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, and Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,797 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Amelia?

We estimate roughly 575 thousand people bear Amelia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Amelia have the most bearers?

Amelia is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled amelia.

How common is Amelia compared with other names?

In Argentina, Amelia is the 300th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Amelia a male or female name?

Amelia is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Amelia mean?

Recorded meaning: Based on Latin Emilia; introduced to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans.