girl's name
Amela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 692
Amela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 22 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
Amela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 29 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 131 |
| 2010s | 138 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Amela?
In 2025, Amela was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Amela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Amela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amela
How popular is the name Amela?
In 2025, Amela was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amela a girl's or a boy's name?
Amela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amela most popular?
Amela peaked in 2020, when 22 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Amela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amela currently ranks #7,412 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.