Amelie

AM-el-ee

French variation of Amelia

"work"

Amelie Origin and Meaning

The name Amelie is a girl's name of German, French origin meaning "work".

Emily gets a Bohemian spin and a French accent when it becomes Amelie. This favorite among French girl names has been gaining notice here thanks to the charming 2001 French film Amelie; it entered the American popularity list in 2002 and is now solidly established in the Top 1000.

There's definitely a lot of confusion over the roots of, and differences among, all these related names, but Emily, Emma, and Amelia all derive from different roots and have different meanings, and Amelie is a descendant of the Amelia branch.

Amelie is currently enjoying great popularity in abroad, especially in England and Wales, Australia, and Germany.

Probably inspired by the name of French King Louis Philippe's consort Marie-Amelie, Balzac used the name for two of his prominent characters.

Amelie Rank in US Top 1000

# 893 in the US

Amelie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 403 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Amelie

• 893 US 2023
• 403 Nameberry 2025
• 557 Future 2028
• 89 England 2023
• 168 Scotland 2023
• 94 Ireland 2012
• 95 Australia 2015
• 22 Germany 2024
• 94 Belgium 2021
• 74 Switzerland 2023
• 23 Austria 2023

20 Names Similar to Amelie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Amelie.

• Vivienne
• Lily-mae
• Idaleen
• Lena
• Justyne
• Emmeline
• Jakelyn
• Anya
• Lucia
• Rosalie
• Amarie
• Amalia
• Elise
• Gemma
• Zara
• Marrisa
• Celia
• Eleanora
• Talia
• Mara

Famous People Named Amelie

• Amélie of Orleans (born Marie Amélie Louise Hélène d'Orléans) Queen consort of Carlos I of Portugal
• Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland
• Amélie Auguste Eugénie de Leuchtenberg Empress consort of Pedro I of Brazil
• Amélie Simone Mauresmo French tennis player
• Amelie Lacoste Canadian figure skater
• Amélie Coquet French footballer
• Fabienne Claire "Amélie" Nothomb, Belgian novelist
• Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy American novelist and poet
• Amelie Hedwig Boutard Beese, German aviatrix
• Amelie Kober German snowboarder and police officer
• Constantina Carolina Amalia "Amelie" von Strussenfelt Swedish novelist and poet
• Amelie Balkenende daughter of Netherlands PM Jan Peter Balkenende
• Amelie Osmon (b. 2006) daughter of TV presenter Gaby Roslin and David Osman
• Amelie Olivia Weekes (b. 2008) daughter of musician Dallon Weekes
• Amelie Tinkerbell McFadden (b. 2009) daughter of actor Steve McFadden
• Amelie Iris Wingrove (b. 2009) daughter of footballer and YouTuber Billy Wingrove
• Amelie Bourne (b. 2010) daughter of singer Rachel Stevens and Alex Bourne
• Amelie Burnell (b. 2010) daughter of TV presenter Cerrie Burnell
• Amelie Belle Walsh (b. 2011) daughter of actor Dylan Walsh
• Amelie Bohlen (b. 2011) daughter of German singer Dieter Bohlen
• Amelie Grace Wormald (b. 2013) daughter of actress Julia Haworth and Jon Wormald
• Amelie Spiers (b. 2014) daughter of actor Steve Spiers
• Amélie Moon Durand (b. 2015) daughter of actor Kevin Durand
• Amélie Irene Bailey (b. 2015) daughter of actors Scott Bailey and Adrienne Frantz
• Amelie Kroos (b. 2016) daughter of footballer Toni Kroos
• Freja Amelie Richards (b. 2015) daughter of actor Ben Richards

The name Amelie in Pop Culture

• Amelie Poulain title character in 2001 film "Le Fabuleux Destin de Amelie Poulain" aka "Amelie"
• Amelie Poulain title character in 2017 broadway musical; played by Phillipa Soo
• Amelie vampire. Founder of Morganville in Rachel Caine's "Morganville Vampires"
• Amelie Leslie character in G. A. Henty's, Bonnie Prince Charlie
• Countess Amelie de Laville character in G. A. Henty's, St. Bartholomew's Eve
• Amélie Lacroix (Widowmaker) defense hero in video game Overwatch