Amelia — Girl name popularity
2025 rank #4 · peak #3 (2024) · 281,130 babies all-time
Amelia is a girls' name that, in 2025, was ranked #4 (12,699 babies) in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration. Its all-time peak was #3 in 2024 (12,786 babies). Across the years tracked here it has been given to about 281,130 babies. Amelia is near its all-time peak in popularity. The table below shows Amelia's SSA rank and birth count year by year. (We report only counts SSA publishes; years where the name fell below SSA's 5-baby threshold show no count.)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names. Data as of SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026.
Amelia popularity over time
Rank and number of girls named Amelia per year, from SSA national data. Recent years are shown individually; earlier history is shown at decade points back to 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4 | 12,699 |
| 2024 | #3 | 12,786 |
| 2023 | #4 | 12,365 |
| 2022 | #4 | 12,415 |
| 2021 | #4 | 13,041 |
| 2020 | #6 | 12,802 |
| 2019 | #7 | 12,944 |
| 2018 | #8 | 12,405 |
| 2017 | #8 | 11,870 |
| 2016 | #10 | 10,809 |
| 2015 | #12 | 9,878 |
| 2014 | #15 | 8,805 |
| 2013 | #17 | 8,052 |
| 2012 | #23 | 7,249 |
| 2011 | #30 | 6,374 |
| 2010 | #41 | 5,464 |
| 2009 | #55 | 4,705 |
| 2008 | #68 | 4,352 |
| 2007 | #77 | 4,194 |
| 2006 | #83 | 4,065 |
| 2005 | #84 | 3,912 |
| 2004 | #96 | 3,354 |
| 2003 | #111 | 3,097 |
| 2002 | #139 | 2,444 |
| 2001 | #199 | 1,638 |
| 2000 | #207 | 1,531 |
| 1999 | #225 | 1,421 |
| 1998 | #215 | 1,425 |
| 1997 | #228 | 1,317 |
| 1996 | #222 | 1,292 |
| 1990 | #194 | 1,513 |
| 1980 | #316 | 768 |
| 1970 | #445 | 493 |
| 1960 | #414 | 542 |
| 1950 | #357 | 483 |
| 1940 | #279 | 504 |
| 1930 | #236 | 679 |
| 1920 | #190 | 1,054 |
| 1910 | #163 | 449 |
| 1900 | #146 | 398 |
| 1890 | #109 | 368 |
| 1880 | #96 | 221 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names. Data as of SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026.
Key facts
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | Girl |
| 2025 rank | #4 |
| 2025 babies | 12,699 |
| Peak rank | #3 (2024) |
| Peak-year babies | 12,786 |
| First tracked year | 1880 |
| All-time babies (tracked years) | 281,130 |
Similar in popularity (2025)
| Girl name | 2025 rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia | #1 | 13,544 |
| Charlotte | #2 | 13,400 |
| Emma | #3 | 12,754 |
| Sophia | #5 | 12,561 |
| Mia | #6 | 11,078 |
| Isabella | #7 | 10,666 |
Frequently asked questions
How popular is the name Amelia for girls?
In 2025, Amelia was the 4th most popular girls' name in the US, given to 12,699 babies, per the Social Security Administration. Its all-time peak was #3 in 2024 (12,786 babies).
When was Amelia most popular?
For girls, Amelia peaked at rank #3 in 2024 (12,786 babies). The first year it appears in SSA data (within our tracked years) is 1880. It has been given to about 281,130 babies in total across the years we track.
Is Amelia a boy or girl name?
In the SSA data we track, Amelia appears predominantly as a girls' name; it does not have a separate ranked entry for boys in our dataset.
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Source
U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data 1880–2025. SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026. Public domain (U.S. Government). SSA has no name meanings or origins; this page presents only popularity data. See our methodology.
Last updated: 2026-06-22