Female name
Amélie
18,449 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 9.
Origin
(First name): From Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰, Amala ("Strength") attested in Latin under the compound form Amalaberga ("Amalberge", niece of Theodoric), Amalafrida ("Amalfride, sister of Theodoric"); to be related to the masculine first names Amaury, Amaubert. Celebrated on 22 May with Émile, on 19 September with Émilie, as well as on 10 July with Amalberge, by syncretism with the Latin Aemilius, Aemilia. (Asteroid) From the first name of the discoverer's wife, Josep Comas i Solá.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Amélie”, text and translation 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: 1,146 births. 18,449 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 51st among girls' names in 2012. It really came into use around 2001. It is still given: 2,494 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 2013: 466 births. 9,654 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1993. It is still given: 1,672 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2012: 68 births. 672 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 95th among girls' names in 2012. It really came into use around 2007. It is still given: 94 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 | 99,050 | 1900–2025 | 16th in 1991 |
| Quebec | 12,052 | 1980–2025 | 10th in 1997 |
| Argentina | 8,358 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 6,735* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 6,684 | 1984–2025 | 19th in 2013 |
| Belgium | 2,122 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 1,748 | 2012–2023 | 15th in 2013 |
* 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; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); 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.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 27 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 20 → 2
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
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
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.