How Many People Are Named Amalia?
An estimated 12,625 people in the United States have the first name Amalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Amalia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 575 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amalia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,625
About 1 in 27,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2023
575 births
Total Registered
15,944
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amalia
Amalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,944 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amalia as a female name
Ranked #552 in 2024
550 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (575 births)
Amalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amalia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,522 babies were registered. While Amalia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amalia by Decade
How has Amalia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amalia by State
Birth registrations for Amalia span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Nebraska, Idaho, Alabama. On average, about 346 Amalias were registered per state.
Amalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amalia
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amalia?
We estimate approximately 12,625 people named Amalia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Amalia a common name?
Amalia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,944 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amalia most popular?
Amalia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 575 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amalia is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amalia a female name?
Amalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amalia Smith, Amalia Johnson, Amalia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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