Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Amelia
/uh · MEEL · yuh/
Meaning
“Industrious”
Germanic 'Amal' (industrious) + Latin feminine ending; historic (Amelia Earhart); Victorian revival.
Nicknames
amy · melia · amie · millie
Vibe
gentlefeminine
How it ages.
Victorian classic; modern surge post-2005 as part of vintage girl-name revival; top-5 global since 2010.
The cultural moment.
Dominant top-5-10 across English-speaking countries; shows no decline; competing with Olivia/Ava/Emma tier. Also spelled Ameila. Currently ranks #3 in the UK, #4 in the US, #12 in Ireland, #15 in Switzerland, #74 in Germany and #100 in Austria.