Amelie
Amelie was the 828th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 329 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 603rd with 466 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 190 places. More babies were named Amelie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Amelia · French, German, Germanic
Say it AM-uh-lee /ˈæməli/
- Rank in 2025
- #828 girls, down 20 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 329girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013466 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,654babies recorded
What does the name Amelie mean?
Amelie (French Amélie, German Amelie) is the French and German form of Amelia or Amalia. These names come from Germanic names beginning with the element amal-, meaning 'work, vigor', best known from the Amali, the royal family of the Ostrogoths. Princesses of the 18th century spread Amélie and Amalie across Europe. The 2001 French film Amélie made the name widely known in the US.
*amal- (Proto-Germanic, “work, vigor, strength”)
How sure is this? Probable. Amelia was later confused with Emilia (Latin Aemilia), a separate name.
Pronunciation: French Amélie is ah-may-LEE, stressed on the last syllable.
Related names: Amélie, Amelia, Amalia, Emily.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean strength.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amelie' (German section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amelia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amelia', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Amelie
The usual nicknames for Amelie are Millie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Amelie in the last five years, 761 were named Millie, against 57 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millie · also for Amelia, Emilia, Emily | Modern | #73 | 12,731 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Amelies go by each one.
Amelie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #828 | 329 |
| 2020 | #808 | 336 |
| 2010 | #677 | 427 |
| 2000 | #4,300 | 28 |
| 1990 | #5,301 | 17 |
| 1980 | #5,926 | 11 |
| 1970 | #5,834 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,443 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,337 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,980 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,778 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amelie, counting every spelling?
Amelie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #719 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #828 for Amelie on its own. Together these spellings went to 394 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelie | 329 | #828 | 1,672 |
| Ameli | 29 | #4,667 | 116 |
| Amely | 36 | #3,980 | 100 |
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 Amelie?
329 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amelie (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amelie 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amelie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amelie?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Amelie are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Amelie mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Amelie by state
How common Amelie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.2×), California (2.0×), Florida (1.8×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Illinois (1.5×). In 26 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 Amelie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amelie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Amelie · Sibling names for Amelie
Questions about the name Amelie
What does Amelie mean?
Amelie means “variant of Amelia” (French, German, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Amelie?
Amelie was the 828th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 329 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 603rd with 466 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 190 places. More babies were named Amelie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amelie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amelie in the US.
Where is Amelie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amelie was most common in Louisiana (0.86 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.