Popularity overview
Amelia in 2025, in four numbers — all from the SSA counts.
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Amelia, state by state, 2025
Amelia was published in 50 states and DC in 2025. Darker tiles are the states where it ranks highest. Tap a state to compare it with Texas.
- ALAlabama
- AKAlaska
- AZArizona
- ARArkansas
- CACalifornia
- COColorado
- CTConnecticut
- DEDelaware
- DCDistrict of Columbia
- FLFlorida
- GAGeorgia
- HIHawaii
- IDIdaho
- ILIllinois
- INIndiana
- IAIowa
- KSKansas
- KYKentucky
- LALouisiana
- MEMaine
- MDMaryland
- MAMassachusetts
- MIMichigan
- MNMinnesota
- MSMississippi
- MOMissouri
- MTMontana
- NENebraska
- NVNevada
- NHNew Hampshire
- NJNew Jersey
- NMNew Mexico
- NYNew York
- NCNorth Carolina
- NDNorth Dakota
- OHOhio
- OKOklahoma
- OROregon
- PAPennsylvania
- RIRhode Island
- SCSouth Carolina
- SDSouth Dakota
- TNTennessee
- TXTexas
- UTUtah
- VTVermont
- VAVirginia
- WAWashington
- WVWest Virginia
- WIWisconsin
- WYWyoming
Amelia was published in 50 states and DC in 2025. Amelia was published in every state and DC in 2025. Choose a coloured state to compare it with Texas.
Rank #1–300 Rank #301–800 Rank #801+ No published count
| North Carolina | #1 | 459 |
| Georgia | #1 | 450 |
| Kentucky | #1 | 212 |
| Louisiana | #1 | 212 |
| Mississippi | #1 | 105 |
| Ohio | #2 | 482 |
| Michigan | #2 | 368 |
| Tennessee | #2 | 342 |
| Indiana | #2 | 331 |
| Missouri | #2 | 288 |
| South Carolina | #2 | 241 |
| Alabama | #2 | 204 |
| Oregon | #2 | 163 |
| Arkansas | #2 | 122 |
| Idaho | #2 | 94 |
| West Virginia | #2 | 82 |
| Maine | #2 | 45 |
| Alaska | #2 | 31 |
| Washington | #3 | 283 |
| Oklahoma | #3 | 161 |
| Montana | #3 | 40 |
| Rhode Island | #3 | 39 |
| Wyoming | #3 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | #4 | 468 |
| Arizona | #4 | 289 |
| Connecticut | #4 | 149 |
| Kansas | #4 | 120 |
| Iowa | #4 | 112 |
| Nebraska | #4 | 79 |
| Virginia | #5 | 296 |
| Florida | #6 | 908 |
| Illinois | #6 | 405 |
| Massachusetts | #6 | 245 |
| Wisconsin | #6 | 186 |
| Utah | #6 | 155 |
| Nevada | #6 | 102 |
| New Hampshire | #6 | 51 |
| Hawaii | #6 | 31 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 30 |
| California | #7 | 1,370 |
| Texas | #7 | 1,329 |
| New York | #7 | 622 |
| New Jersey | #7 | 317 |
| Colorado | #7 | 187 |
| Delaware | #7 | 29 |
| New Mexico | #8 | 53 |
| Vermont | #8 | 16 |
| Maryland | #9 | 159 |
| District of Columbia | #9 | 27 |
| South Dakota | #10 | 30 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 162 |
States with no published count are not listed with a number: SSA publishes a name only when at least 5 babies of one sex received it in that state in that year. Amelia may have been given to 1–4 girls in those states, but the count is not published and is never guessed here.
Amelia ranks highest in North Carolina: #1 in 2025, with 459 girls. The most Amelias were born in California: 1,370 girls in 2025, where it ranked #7.
How Amelia has changed over time
National rank by year, 2010 to 2025. Lower is more popular.
The chart shows the name's national rank each year. Lower is more popular. Years with fewer than 5 births are left blank, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.
Amelia first appeared in national SSA data in 1910. In 2024 it ranked #3 with 12,786 girls. In 2025 it fell 1 places to #4, with 12,699 girls. Amelia has ranked in the national top 10 for girls every year since 2016.
Births per year, 2010–2025
How many girls were named Amelia each year. Years with fewer than 5 births are not shown, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.
| Year | National rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #41 | 5,464 |
| 2011 | #30 | 6,374 |
| 2012 | #23 | 7,249 |
| 2013 | #17 | 8,052 |
| 2014 | #15 | 8,805 |
| 2015 | #12 | 9,878 |
| 2016 | #10 | 10,809 |
| 2017 | #8 | 11,870 |
| 2018 | #8 | 12,405 |
| 2019 | #7 | 12,944 |
| 2020 | #6 | 12,802 |
| 2021 | #4 | 13,041 |
| 2022 | #4 | 12,415 |
| 2023 | #4 | 12,365 |
| 2024 | #3 | 12,786 |
| 2025 | #4 | 12,699 |
50 years of Amelia
National rank and births at five points in time — 50, 25, 10 and 5 years ago, and today.
| When | National rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 50 years ago (1975) | #389 | 486 |
| 25 years ago (2000) | #207 | 1,518 |
| 10 years ago (2015) | #12 | 9,878 |
| 5 years ago (2020) | #6 | 12,802 |
| Today (2025) | #4 | 12,699 |
In 1975 Amelia ranked #389 nationally; by 2025 it had climbed to #4.
The Amelia story so far
When it first appeared, when it broke into the top 100, and where it stands now — every step from the SSA counts.
- First appeared in national SSA data in 1910, with 404 girls.
- First entered the national top 1,000 in 1910.
- First entered the national top 100 in 2004.
- Highest rank so far: #3 in 2024.
- 22 years in the national top 100.
- Where it stands now: #4 in 2025, with 12,699 girls.
Names like Amelia
Names ranked closest to Amelia in 2025, and the names rising fastest alongside it.
Ranked closest to Amelia in 2025
What this does not tell you
This page gives no meaning or origin for the name, because meaning data does not come from SSA. It also gives no middle-name or sibling suggestions: SSA does not publish middle names, and no dataset records sibling pairings.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.