Given name & surname
Amelio
“an industrious man”
Amelio is a variant of Amalio. One Spanish interpretation is “an industrious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amelio is a variant of Amalio. One Spanish interpretation is “an industrious man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amelio is a variant of Amalio. An origin associated with Amalio is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amelio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 614
- 614 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,421 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +104%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,421 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 104.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 580 as a first name in 2020; 522 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.
Amelio’s family of names
Amelio has a related form in Amalio. In Spanish usage, Amelio has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Amélio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amelio
- Amelio Robles ÁvilaMexican military colonel1889–1984
- Amelio Poggiapostolic nuncio1914–1974
- Amelio Mendíjur1943–1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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