Given name
Amelie
“one who is industrious and hardworking”
Amelie is a variant of Amalia. One German interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amelie is a variant of Amalia. One German interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amelie is a variant of Amalia. An origin associated with Amalia is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amelie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,654
- 0 boys · 9,654 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 466 babies
- 2025
- 329
- #828 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 329 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 828 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 466 in 2013. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (71). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,678 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.
Amelie’s family of names
In German usage, Amelie has a conventional equivalent in the English form Amelia. In German usage, Amelie has a related form in Amelia. Amelie has a related form in Amalia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Amelie has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Amelie
- Amelie KoberGerman snowboarderborn 1987
- Amelie MorganBritish artistic gymnastborn 2003
- Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-BaruthCountess of Solms-Baruth (1768–1847)
- Amelie LuxGerman windsurferborn 1977
- Amelie LensBelgian DJ and record producerborn 1990
- Amelie PosseSwedish author1884–1957
- Amelie Beeseearly German aviator (1886-1925)
- Amelie FriedGerman writerborn 1958
- Amelie BergerGerman handball playerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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