Baby name
RISING
🇦🇺 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Amelie
/ah · muh · LEE/
Meaning
“Work, effort”
French variant of Amelia; popularized by 2001 French film 'Amélie'; indie film cultural impact.
Nicknames
amélie · meli
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
French classic; international surge post-2001 film release; trendy in UK/Australia; growing in US.
The cultural moment.
Growing in UK/Australia post-2010; emerging in US through film cultural reference; top-50 in France/UK.