Girl’s name · American English, Germanic

Ameliah

How to say it: uh-MEE-lee-uh · /əˈmiliə/

Modern American respelling of Amelia (Germanic 'work') - same classic roots, new spelling.

Ameliah was the 6th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 40 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 28% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #7 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#6for girls in 2025
1 in 259US babies
40born in 2025
#7projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 11chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ameliah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#6
Babies born in 202540
Share of births1 in 259
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+28%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#7
In France, 2025#69 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ameliah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 29 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Ameliah also love

Nicknames

  • Amy
  • Mia
  • Mel

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ameliah is about 1 in 11.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German.

In France: #69 for girls in 2025.

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