Female name
Amelia
96,983 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 5.
Origin
A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).From Wiktionary, entry “Amelia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 7,061 births. 96,983 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 2011. It is still given: 13,312 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2021: 13,049 births. 281,414 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 3rd among girls' names in 2024. It is still given: 63,349 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2013: 429 births. 5,893 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 4th among girls' names in 2017. It really came into use around 2002. It is still given: 1,185 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 17,350 | 1900–2025 | 67th in 2023 |
| Argentina | 8,555 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 4,275 | 1980–2025 | 27th in 2021 |
| Switzerland | 3,582* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 918 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Austria | 886 | 1984–2025 | 94th in 2022 |
| Berlin | 649 | 2012–2023 | 69th in 2020 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 1 = 23 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 5 + 9 + 1 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
4 + 3 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.