Amelia

Amelia was the #4 girls' name in the US in 2025 (12,699 babies), and #3 in England & Wales and #5 in Canada.

Amelia as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#4 (12,699)	#3 (2,153)	#4 (204)	#18 (64)	#12 (206)	#5 (1,064)	#2 (364)	#2 (337)
2024	#3 (12,786)	#2 (2,448)	#7 (198)	#14 (74)	#8 (220)	#4 (1,134)	#2 (395)	#3 (380)
2023	#4 (12,365)	#2 (2,663)	#5 (225)	#9 (92)	#8 (241)	#4 (1,114)	#2 (399)	#1 (333)
2022	#4 (12,415)	#2 (2,884)	#6 (234)	#11 (91)	#11 (250)	#4 (1,211)	#2 (425)	#2 (356)
2021	#4 (13,041)	#2 (3,164)	#6 (257)	#11 (101)	#11 (265)	#4 (1,353)	#2 (489)	#4 (363)
2020	#6 (12,802)	#2 (3,319)	#9 (254)	#8 (115)	#6 (275)	#4 (1,241)	#1 (514)	#2 (402)
2019	#7 (12,944)	#2 (3,712)	#7 (275)	#8 (124)	#6 (315)	#4 (1,262)	#3 (467)	#4 (396)
2018	#8 (12,405)	#2 (3,941)	#5 (312)	#6 (140)	#5 (339)	#4 (1,287)	#2 (488)	#3 (365)
2017	#8 (11,870)	#2 (4,358)	#5 (321)	#8 (127)	#3 (371)	#7 (1,265)	#4 (442)	#3 (357)
2016	#10 (10,809)	#2 (4,777)	#6 (342)	#7 (150)	#5 (369)	#8 (1,182)	#3 (497)	#4 (355)
2015	#12 (9,878)	#1 (5,158)	#7 (352)	#7 (149)	#5 (400)	#9 (1,091)	#4 (475)	#3 (338)
2014	#15 (8,805)	#1 (5,327)	#7 (372)	#4 (175)	#7 (388)	#13 (981)	#4 (498)	#6 (316)
2013	#17 (8,052)	#1 (5,570)	#8 (303)	#8 (159)	#5 (429)	#16 (926)	#3 (547)	#10 (320)
2012	#23 (7,249)	#1 (7,061)	#9 (335)	#4 (186)	#12 (409)	#19 (867)	#7 (517)	#7 (358)
2011	#30 (6,374)	#1 (5,054)	#29 (185)	#33 (81)	#32 (235)	#20 (792)	#8 (489)	#8 (352)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2021 at #4.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 130 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 8. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 130	very common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 120	very common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 88	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 110	very common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 100	very common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 140	very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Amelia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 130 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 120 to 1 in 130.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Amelia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#4	494
Quebec	2025	#35	153

Amelia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Amelia	Canada	Girls	#5	1,064
Amelia	England & Wales	Girls	#3	2,153
Amelia-	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Amelia	Ireland	Girls	#12	206
Amélia	Ireland	Girls	#885	3
Amelia	Northern Ireland	Girls	#18	64
Amelia	NSW	Girls	#2	364
Amelia	Scotland	Girls	#4	204
Amelia	US	Girls	#4	12,699
Amelia	US	Boys	#10,695	6
Amelia	VIC	Girls	#2	337