How Many People Are Named Amelie?
An estimated 9,000 people in the United States have the first name Amelie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Amelie peaked in popularity in 2013 with 466 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amelie 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 Amelie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amelie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,000
About 1 in 38,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2013
466 births
Total Registered
9,323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amelie
Amelie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,323 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amelie as a female name
Ranked #711 in 2024
394 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (466 births)
Amelie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amelie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,253 babies were registered. While Amelie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amelie by Decade
How has Amelie 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.
Amelie by State
Birth registrations for Amelie span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Idaho, Hawaii, Kansas. On average, about 223 Amelies were registered per state.
Amelie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amelie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amelie
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amelie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amelie?
We estimate approximately 9,000 people named Amelie 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 38,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Amelie a common name?
Amelie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amelie most popular?
Amelie reached peak popularity in 2013, when 466 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amelie is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amelie a female name?
Amelie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amelie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amelie Smith, Amelie Johnson, Amelie 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.
Search for a full name combination