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Girl name

Amelia

Amelia is currently the #4 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 12,699 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1880, Amelia hit its all-time high of #3 in 2024, when 12,786 girls were given the name. State by state, Louisiana leads the way at #1.

Rankings

2025 rank
#4
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#3
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
12,699
girls named Amelia

Amelia popularity, 1880–2025

0.21%0.43%0.64%0.86%18801900192019401960198020002020#3 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: Social Security Administration, 1880–2025

Where Amelia is most popular

Alaska: #2 (31 girls, 1.88% of girls born 2025)AKMaine: #2 (45 girls, 1.44% of girls born 2025)MEVermont: #8 (16 girls, 1.64% of girls born 2025)VTNew Hampshire: #6 (51 girls, 1.34% of girls born 2025)NHWashington: #3 (283 girls, 0.98% of girls born 2025)WAIdaho: #2 (94 girls, 1.31% of girls born 2025)IDMontana: #3 (40 girls, 1.42% of girls born 2025)MTNorth Dakota: #6 (30 girls, 1.11% of girls born 2025)NDMinnesota: #11 (162 girls, 0.75% of girls born 2025)MNWisconsin: #6 (186 girls, 0.92% of girls born 2025)WIMichigan: #2 (368 girls, 1.03% of girls born 2025)MINew York: #7 (622 girls, 0.79% of girls born 2025)NYMassachusetts: #6 (245 girls, 1.02% of girls born 2025)MARhode Island: #3 (39 girls, 1.59% of girls born 2025)RIOregon: #2 (163 girls, 1.25% of girls born 2025)ORNevada: #6 (102 girls, 1.11% of girls born 2025)NVWyoming: #3 (18 girls, 2.22% of girls born 2025)WYSouth Dakota: #10 (30 girls, 0.98% of girls born 2025)SDIowa: #4 (112 girls, 0.95% of girls born 2025)IAIllinois: #6 (405 girls, 0.91% of girls born 2025)ILIndiana: #2 (331 girls, 1.19% of girls born 2025)INOhio: #2 (482 girls, 1.02% of girls born 2025)OHPennsylvania: #4 (468 girls, 1.00% of girls born 2025)PANew Jersey: #7 (317 girls, 0.89% of girls born 2025)NJConnecticut: #4 (149 girls, 1.30% of girls born 2025)CTCalifornia: #7 (1370 girls, 0.85% of girls born 2025)CAUtah: #6 (155 girls, 0.91% of girls born 2025)UTColorado: #7 (187 girls, 0.80% of girls born 2025)CONebraska: #4 (79 girls, 1.11% of girls born 2025)NEMissouri: #2 (288 girls, 1.19% of girls born 2025)MOKentucky: #1 (212 girls, 1.23% of girls born 2025)KYWest Virginia: #2 (82 girls, 1.62% of girls born 2025)WVVirginia: #5 (296 girls, 0.88% of girls born 2025)VAMaryland: #9 (159 girls, 0.80% of girls born 2025)MDDelaware: #7 (29 girls, 1.29% of girls born 2025)DEArizona: #4 (289 girls, 1.02% of girls born 2025)AZNew Mexico: #8 (53 girls, 1.13% of girls born 2025)NMKansas: #4 (120 girls, 1.02% of girls born 2025)KSArkansas: #2 (122 girls, 1.15% of girls born 2025)ARTennessee: #2 (342 girls, 1.07% of girls born 2025)TNNorth Carolina: #1 (459 girls, 0.99% of girls born 2025)NCSouth Carolina: #2 (241 girls, 1.32% of girls born 2025)SCDistrict of Columbia: #9 (27 girls, 1.34% of girls born 2025)DCOklahoma: #3 (161 girls, 1.09% of girls born 2025)OKLouisiana: #1 (212 girls, 1.30% of girls born 2025)LAMississippi: #1 (105 girls, 1.18% of girls born 2025)MSAlabama: #2 (204 girls, 1.11% of girls born 2025)ALGeorgia: #1 (450 girls, 1.00% of girls born 2025)GAHawaii: #6 (31 girls, 1.45% of girls born 2025)HITexas: #7 (1329 girls, 0.83% of girls born 2025)TXFlorida: #6 (908 girls, 1.05% of girls born 2025)FL
Share of girls born in 2025:low → highno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wyoming (#3), Alaska (#2), Vermont (#8)
Uniqueness score
Ultra popular
3
/ 100
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper.

Based on how many babies per birth were named Amelia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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