Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Also spelled: Amelia- (13)
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amelia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Amelia Earhart. Full stop. My daughter is going to know that a woman with her name flew across the Atlantic alone before there were instruments to do it safely. That feels like a gift.
— Karen, Wichita KS, 2016
My husband is British and Amelia is very popular there. I'm American and thought it felt slightly formal. We compromised and she goes by Mia at home — which is a whole separate popular name, which we realized later. She doesn't mind having options.
— Jessica, Seattle WA, 2018
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 929 | #63 |
| 1997 | 1,145 | #49 |
| 1998 | 1,249 | #48 |
| 1999 | 1,511 | #37 |
| 2000 | 1,489 | #35 |
| 2001 | 1,709 | #32 |
| 2002 | 1,973 | #25 |
| 2003 | 2,299 | #21 |
| 2004 | 2,649 | #18 |
| 2005 | 2,976 | #15 |
| 2006 | 2,907 | #16 |
| 2007 | 3,250 | #10 |
| 2008 | 3,440 | #9 |
| 2009 | 3,625 | #9 |
| 2010 | 4,227 | #5 |
| 2011 | 5,054 | #1 |
| 2012 | 7,061 | #1 |
| 2013 | 5,570 | #1 |
| 2014 | 5,327 | #1 |
| 2015 | 5,158 | #1 |
| 2016 | 4,777 | #2 |
| 2017 | 4,358 | #2 |
| 2018 | 3,941 | #2 |
| 2019 | 3,712 | #2 |
| 2020 | 3,319 | #2 |
| 2021 | 3,164 | #2 |
| 2022 | 2,884 | #2 |
| 2023 | 2,663 | #2 |
| 2024 | 2,448 | #2 |
