Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Amelia

#144 most common girls' name of all time · #283 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#144
Rank overall
#283 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
281,414
Since 2016
124,227
Peak year
2021 #4
Best rank
#3 2024
Girls Boys peak 13,049/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Amelia is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 12,699 6 12,705 #4
2024 12,786 9 12,795 #3
2023 12,365 7 12,372 #4
2022 12,415 13 12,428 #4
2021 13,041 8 13,049 #4
2020 12,802 6 12,808 #6
2019 12,944 14 12,958 #7
2018 12,405 9 12,414 #8
2017 11,870 12 11,882 #8
2016 10,809 7 10,816 #10
2015 9,878 9,878 #12
2014 8,805 9 8,814 #15
2013 8,052 8 8,060 #17
2012 7,249 7,249 #23
2011 6,374 7 6,381 #30
2010 5,464 5,464 #41
2009 4,705 5 4,710 #55
2008 4,352 4,352 #68
2007 4,194 7 4,201 #77
2006 4,065 5 4,070 #83
2005 3,912 6 3,918 #84
2004 3,354 14 3,368 #96
2003 3,097 3,097 #111
2002 2,444 2,444 #139
2001 1,638 1,638 #199
2000 1,531 1,531 #207
1999 1,421 1,421 #226
1998 1,425 1,425 #215
1997 1,317 1,317 #228
1996 1,292 1,292 #222
1995 1,207 1,207 #237
1994 1,255 1,255 #227
1993 1,248 5 1,253 #224
1992 1,345 1,345 #214
1991 1,536 5 1,541 #194
1990 1,513 1,513 #194
1989 1,265 8 1,273 #216
1988 1,130 1,130 #232
1987 1,006 5 1,011 #254
1986 1,020 5 1,025 #252
1985 1,015 1,015 #249
1984 1,094 6 1,100 #232
1983 762 6 768 #304
1982 832 832 #297
1981 848 848 #286
1980 768 768 #316
1979 702 5 707 #337
1978 643 643 #339
1977 601 601 #362
1976 523 523 #394
1975 523 523 #387
1974 507 507 #399
1973 442 442 #436
1972 406 406 #458
1971 481 481 #432
1970 493 493 #445
1969 465 465 #445
1968 390 390 #489
1967 450 450 #445
1966 431 431 #452
1965 475 475 #431
1964 503 503 #438
1963 503 503 #433
1962 494 494 #436
1961 571 5 576 #407
1960 542 542 #414
1959 502 502 #424
1958 484 484 #427
1957 520 520 #404
1956 526 526 #392
1955 530 530 #383
1954 511 511 #380
1953 552 552 #360
1952 549 549 #350
1951 532 532 #346
1950 483 483 #357
1949 589 589 #320
1948 564 6 570 #330
1947 539 539 #343
1946 547 547 #318
1945 474 474 #312
1944 476 476 #307
1943 559 559 #292
1942 543 543 #290
1941 529 6 535 #279
1940 504 504 #279
1939 489 489 #282
1938 570 570 #265
1937 647 647 #245
1936 580 5 585 #254
1935 604 7 611 #255
1934 553 553 #264
1933 608 608 #246
1932 637 9 646 #243
1931 591 7 598 #248
1930 679 12 691 #236
1929 687 5 692 #229
1928 755 755 #227
1927 754 6 760 #235
1926 746 7 753 #236
1925 889 5 894 #216
1924 910 910 #216
1923 965 965 #205
1922 1,032 1,032 #195
1921 995 7 1,002 #200
1920 1,054 1,054 #190
1919 1,085 1,085 #181
1918 1,115 1,115 #183
1917 1,160 1,160 #173
1916 1,159 1,159 #167
1915 1,115 1,115 #165
1914 926 926 #156
1913 721 721 #161
1912 672 672 #160
1911 430 430 #174
1910 449 449 #163
1909 388 388 #163
1908 370 370 #163
1907 380 380 #163
1906 358 358 #160
1905 365 365 #155
1904 353 353 #153
1903 347 347 #150
1902 355 355 #149
1901 350 350 #140
1900 398 398 #146
1899 332 332 #140
1898 360 360 #140
1897 408 408 #121
1896 365 365 #131
1895 379 379 #125
1894 390 390 #119
1893 385 385 #114
1892 385 385 #119
1891 353 353 #112
1890 368 368 #109
1889 346 346 #110
1888 358 358 #108
1887 344 344 #93
1886 326 326 #101
1885 298 298 #102
1884 315 315 #96
1883 262 262 #98
1882 252 252 #102
1881 235 235 #93
1880 221 221 #96