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Amelia

Alternative forms & variants: Emilia, Amy

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Industrious, striving, eager to excel (from Germanic amal)”

Linguistic heritage: Germanic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:uh-MEE-lee-uh

IPA (US English):/əˈmiːliə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity202113,041 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#412,705 births in 2025

Total US Registrations281,414Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2021 (13,041 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level6 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Source Citations & Review Provenance

Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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