Amelia

German

"work"

Amelia Origin and Meaning

The name Amelia is a girl's name of German origin meaning "work".

Amelia is one of the hottest girls' names, a successor to the megapopular Emma and Emily. Amelia, which spent several years at Number 1 in England, is now comfortably ensconced in the US Top 10.

Now the most popular girl name starting with A, Amelia is also a Top 10 girls' name in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland. So while Emilia and Emelia are sound-alike names, it's the Amelia version that's on the fast track.

Amelia is derived from the German name Amalia, which in turn is a variation of Amalberga. The root, amal, is a Germanic word meaning "work," and in the context of female given names suggests themes of fertility as well as productivity. Aemilia, the name from which Emily is derived, is unrelated to Amelia.

Kids might associate Amelia with the wacky children's book character Amelia Bedelia, while adults could appreciate it as the eponymous heroine of the Henry Fielding novel. Amelia also appears in novels by Trollope and Thackeray, as a Harry Potter name, and as detective Amelia Peabody in the Elizabeth Peters series. Angelina Jolie played patrol cop Amelia Donaghy in The Bone Collector.

Amelia became a British royal name via the daughters of Kings George II and III. American heroes who have inspired a new generation of namesakes are aviatrix Amelia Earhart and feminist Amelia Bloomer.

Trivia tidbit: Amelia is the birth name of Minnie Driver.

Amelia Rank in US Top 1000

# 4 in the US

Amelia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 24 on Nameberry

Amelia Popularity

• 4 US 2023
• 24 Nameberry 2024
• 4 Canada 2023
• 2 Future 2028
• 2 England 2022
• 5 Scotland 2023
• 8 Ireland 2023
• 2 Australia 2023
• 2 New Zealand 2023
• 83 Germany 2023
• 138 Netherlands 2015
• 44 Italy 2023
• 85 Portugal 2014
• 139 Mexico 2021
• 66 Sweden 2022
• 37 Norway 2023
• 79 Belgium 2023
• 33 Switzerland 2023
• 14 Poland 2023
• 21 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Amelia

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

• Charlotte
• Alice
• Eleanor
• Adelaide
• Clara
• Evelyn
• Aurora
• Adeline
• Audrey
• Eloise
• Elizabeth
• Nora
• Olivia
• Violet
• Emilia
• Cora
• Grace
• Lucy
• Hazel
• Claire

Famous People Named Amelia

• Saint Amelia aka Amalberga of Maubeuge 7th century Belgian saint
• Amelia Mary Earhart American aviator
• Amelia Jenks Bloomer American feminist, popularized "bloomers"
• Amelia Sophia Eleanor Princess of Great Britain, daughter of King George II
• Amelia Princess of the U.K., daughter of King George III
• Amelia Calder (Mitchel) wife of British Nelson,era Admiral Sir Robert Calder
• Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver English actress
• Amelia Heinle Luckinbill American actress
• Amelia Kinkade American actress
• Amelia Zirin Brown aka Lady Rizo, American comedienne
• Amelia Vega (Polanco) Dominican beauty queen, Miss Universe 2003
• Amelia Okoli Nigerian Olympic high jumper
• Amelia Curran Canadian singer,songwriter
• Amelia Opie English novelist
• Amelia Holt Atwater Rhodes, American novelist
• Amelia Magdalena Hundley American gymnast
• Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson American civil rights activist
• Amelia Bullmore English actress and writer
• Amelia Fletcher English pop singer
• Amelia Rose Blaire American actress
• Amelia Jones American art historian and author
• Amelia Adams Australian TV presenter
• Amelia "Millie" Catherine (Bennett) Warner aka Slow Moving Millie English actress and singer, wife of Irish actor Jamie Dornan
• Amelia Wilson American swimmer
• Amelia Lily (Oliver) English pop singer
• Amelia Zadro Australian model
• Amelia Eisenhower Mahon daughter of Susan Eisenhower; granddaughter of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Amelia Warren Tyagi American author; daughter of politician Elizabeth Warren
• Mary Amelia Ingalls elder sister of novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor (b. 1995) daughter of the Earl of St Andrews; great,great,granddaughter of George V; in line to the British throne
• Amelia Vernon (b. 1996) daughter of ice hockey player Mike Vernon
• Amelia Gray Hamlin (b. 2001) daughter of actors Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna
• Amelia Jane Henson (b. 2005) daughter of actress Mia Sara and Brian Henson
• Amelia Skinner (b. 2009) daughter of rapper Mike Skinner of The Streets
• Amelia Lucille Francisco (b. 2014) daughter of actors Jason Francisco and Melisa Cantiveros
• Amelia Rose Andre (b. 2014) daughter of TV presenter Peter Andre
• Amelia Ann Deen (b. 2018) daughter of American TV chef and personality Bobby Deen

Amelia in Pop Culture

• "Amelia Bedelia " children's book series by Peggy Parish
• Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis main character in "The Princess Diaries" series
• Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun character in anime "Slayers"
• Dr. Amelia Shepherd character on TV's "Private Practice" & "Grey's Anatomy"
• Amelia Jessica "Amy" Pond Williams character on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Amelia Donaghy character in movie "The Bone Collector"
• "Amelia " novel by Henry Fielding and main character
• Amelia 'Emmy' Sedley later Osbourne character in "Vanity Fair"
• Amelia character in the "Fire Emblem" video game series
• Amelia Peabody main character in books by Elizabeth Peters
• Amelia Bonetti character in 1986 movie "Ginger and Fred"
• Amelia Louise McBride character in graphic novel series "Amelia Rules!" by Jimmy Gownley
• Amelia C. Voght character in X,Men comics
• "Amelia's Notebook " book series by Marissa Moss
• "Our Only May Amelia " novel by Jennifer L. Holm
• Amelia Richardson character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Amelia Joffe character on soap "General Hospital"
• Amelia Gabble character in Disney's "The AristoCats"
• Amelia main character in "In a Heartbeat" by Loretta Ellsworth
• Amelia character in "Animal Crossing" video game series
• Amelia character in the "Underworld" series
• Amelia Cackle character on TV's "The Worst Witch"
• "Naughty Amelia Jane " novel by Enid Blyton
• Amelia the Singing Fairy character in the "Rainbow Magic" series
• Amelia character in "The Terminal"
• Amelia Duckworth character on Disney Channel's "Bizaardvark"
• Amelia "Amy" Dubanowski character on NBC's "Superstore"
• "Amelia " song by Tonight Alive
• "Amelia " song by Joni Mitchell
• Amelia Island Florida, USA
• Amelia Hughes character in the animated series “Infinity Train”