Amelia
Amelia is a girls' name of German origin meaning “industrious, striving.” It ranked #5 in the United States in 2025. Amelia has roots in the Germanic name Amalia, meaning 'work' or 'striving.
how do you pronounce Amelia?
ah-MEEL-yah
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what does Amelia mean?
The name Amelia means “industrious, striving.” It comes from the German language tradition.
Amelia has roots in the Germanic name Amalia, meaning 'work' or 'striving.' It gained enduring fame through Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator, and has been a top-10 name in the US and UK for over a decade.
where does the name Amelia come from?
From the Germanic amal, meaning work or labour, and by extension industrious. Amelia is regularly confused with Emilia, which comes from the unrelated Roman family name Aemilius, and centuries of cross-contamination mean the two are now used almost interchangeably despite separate roots.
the history of Amelia
The name arrived in Britain with the Hanoverians — a daughter of George II was Princess Amelia — and Henry Fielding gave it a novel of its own in 1751. Amelia Earhart made it permanently associated with nerve and distance after her 1932 solo Atlantic flight and her disappearance over the Pacific five years later.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #5 |
| 2023 | #4 |
| 2022 | #4 |
| 2021 | #4 |
| 2020 | #6 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Amelia?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Amelia?
- Amelia Earhart (pioneering aviator)
- Amelia Bloomer (women's rights activist)
- Amelia Warner (English musician and composer)
what names are similar to Amelia?
what names go well with Amelia?
Sibling names that share Amelia's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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