Name profile

Amalia

A name meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave".

PronunciationSpanish /a.ˈma.lja/; Dutch /aː.ˈmaː.li.aː/; German /a.ˈmaː.li̯a/
Usage languagesDutch, Finnish, German, Germanic, Greek, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
US rank (2025)#566

Meaning and history

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal, meaning “unceasing, vigorous, brave,” or referring to the Gothic Amali dynasty from the same root. It was also another name for the 7th-century saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 225 births, rank #1,110
2007: 220 births, rank #1,162
2008: 248 births, rank #1,053
2009: 243 births, rank #1,058
2010: 231 births, rank #1,075
20112011: 257 births, rank #990
2012: 247 births, rank #1,026
2013: 271 births, rank #933
2014: 306 births, rank #887
2015: 339 births, rank #827
20162016: 363 births, rank #782
2017: 495 births, rank #613
2018: 513 births, rank #593
2019: 501 births, rank #604
2020: 515 births, rank #570
20212021: 559 births, rank #546
2022: 514 births, rank #581
2023: 576 births, rank #528
2024: 551 births, rank #551
20252025: 530 births, rank #566

Amalia moved from #552 to #566 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2023, with 576 births.