Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ameli isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ameli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 261
- 0 boys · 261 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,667 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +137%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,667 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 136.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312 as a first name in 2020; 191 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ameli’s family of names
In Uzbek usage, Ameli has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Амели.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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