girl's name
Amelya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,220
France
#495
as Amélya, 2025
Amelya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 44 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Amelya over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 170 |
| 2010s | 730 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 750 |
How popular is Amelya?
In 2025, Amelya was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Amelya 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.
How Amelya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Amélya | Amélya is Amelya written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #495. | 955 |
| Amëlya | Amëlya is a rare spelling of Amelya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Amelya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amelya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amelya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amelya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amelya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amelya
How popular is the name Amelya?
In 2025, Amelya was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amelya a girl's or a boy's name?
Amelya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amelya most popular?
Amelya peaked in 2011, when 44 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Amelya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amelya currently ranks #495 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.