Girl name · Germanic
Amelia
★ #3 in England & Wales, 2025
Our shortlist groups Amelia under classic names. These are editorial categories for browsing. Meanings can have multiple interpretations across languages; the short gloss is not a complete etymology. Similar-name and sibling suggestions below are generated from shared tags, not a survey of family naming choices.
At a glance
- Meaning
- Industrious, striving
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Style
- classic
- UK rank (2025)
- #3 (ONS)
Names similar to Amelia
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Sibling name pairings
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Questions about the name Amelia
What does the name Amelia mean?
Amelia is of Germanic origin and means "Industrious, striving".
Is Amelia a popular baby name in the UK?
Yes — Amelia was the 3rd most popular girls' name in England and Wales in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (the latest published data). Rankings update yearly; we refresh this page when ONS releases new figures.
What names are similar to Amelia?
Names with a similar style to Amelia include Olivia, Florence, Lily, Grace.
For current official UK popularity rankings, see the ONS baby names statistics for England and Wales — the only authoritative live source. Explore more names in our Baby Name Finder, or try our due date calculator if you're just getting started.
Reviewed August 2026.