Given name
Amalee
“one with dreams and aspirations”·“a hardworking man”·“one who is pure”
Amalee is a variant of Amal. Interpretations include “one with dreams and aspirations”, “a hardworking man”, “one who is pure”, and “filled with hope”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amalee is a variant of Amal. Interpretations include “one with dreams and aspirations”, “a hardworking man”, “one who is pure”, and “filled with hope”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amalee is a variant of Amal. An origin associated with Amal is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amalee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 187
- 0 boys · 187 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #10,985 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,985 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 187 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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