Ameliah
Ameliah was the 3717th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2509th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 460 places. More babies were named Ameliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amelia) from Germanic amal- (vigor, bravery) · Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,717 girls, down 966 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201970 babies
- Total since 1880
- 864babies recorded
What does the name Ameliah mean?
Ameliah is a spelling of Amelia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amelia's meaning and origin.
Amelia comes from Germanic names that began with amal-, an element glossed as 'vigor' or 'bravery'. Amalia is the older continental form. From early on it was confused with Emily, which comes from the Roman family name Aemilius. DMNES stresses that the two names have different origins even though they were often merged.
*amalą (Proto-Germanic, “vigor, bravery”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Other explanations you may read: That Amelia is a form of Emily / Aemilia.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean strength, names that mean brave.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amelia'
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emily'
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q461718
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amelia'
Ameliah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,717 | 40 |
| 2020 | #2,751 | 60 |
| 2010 | #4,615 | 31 |
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How popular is Ameliah, counting every spelling?
Ameliah is a spelling of Amelia, a name family that ranked #4 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,717 for Ameliah on its own. Together these spellings went to 12,769 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia | 12,699 | #4 | 63,306 |
| Ameliah | 40 | #3,717 | 201 |
| Amellia | 30 | #4,556 | 153 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ameliah?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ameliah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ameliah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ameliah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ameliah?
About 900 people born in the US named Ameliah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Ameliah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ameliah by state
How common Ameliah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ameliah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ameliah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ameliah
What does Ameliah mean?
Ameliah is a spelling of Amelia, which means “from Germanic amal- (vigor, bravery)” (Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ameliah?
Ameliah was the 3717th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2509th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 460 places. More babies were named Ameliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ameliah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ameliah in the US.
Where is Ameliah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ameliah was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.