Given name
Amely
“one who is industrious and hardworking”
Amely is a variant of Amalia. One German interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amely is a variant of Amalia. One German interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amely 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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amely through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 410
- 0 boys · 410 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,980 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +69%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,980 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 69.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 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.
Amely’s family of names
Amely has a related form in Amalia. In English usage, Amely has a conventional equivalent in the German form Amalie.
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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