How Many People Are Named Amela?
An estimated 448 people in the United States have the first name Amela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Amela peaked in popularity in 2020 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amela 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 Amela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
448
About 1 in 765,077 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2020
22 births
Total Registered
455
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amela
Amela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 455 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amela as a female name
Ranked #7,593 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (22 births)
Amela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amela span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 138 babies were registered. While Amela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amela by Decade
How has Amela 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.
Amela by State
Amela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amela?
We estimate approximately 448 people named Amela 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 765,077 Americans share this first name.
Is Amela a common name?
Amela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 455 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amela most popular?
Amela reached peak popularity in 2020, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amela is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amela a female name?
Amela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amela Smith, Amela Johnson, Amela 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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