Amelie

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“industrious, striving one” — French

#7112024 rank
2013peak year
8,854babies named Amelie since 1880
▲ +6%5-year trend

Amelie popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 201318801920196020002024

What does Amelie mean?

French form of Germanic Amalia, from amal 'work, industriousness'; its global fame soared after the 2001 French film Amélie.

OriginFrench
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage

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