Amalia

Girl name

Amalia has been given to 16,478 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #566 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /əˈmɑli.ə/

Derived from Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”), like Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,478

Peak year

2023 (576 babies)

Rank in 2025

#566 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +56%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Amalia.

16,629 babies since 1897

16,640 babies since 1918

16,655 babies since 1882

16,656 babies since 1954

16,739 babies since 1880

16,762 babies since 1884

16,123 babies since 1880

16,064 babies since 1914

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