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Amalia

Say it uh-MAH-lee-uh

Germanic origin vigor, bravery 4 syllables

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Where Amalia is loved, common and rare

Common across six German cities, Austria and Switzerland. Rare in France, Israel, Italy and ten more places.

1 in 3,166 girls born in England and Wales in 2025

Every place

In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them Berlin (18th), Cologne (32nd) and Munich (38th).

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PlaceRankGirlsShare
Berlin city18th 202393about 1 in 156
Cologne city32nd 202329about 1 in 212
Munich city38th 202533about 1 in 127
Austria69th 20251141 in 313
Switzerland71st 20251051 in 324
France133rd 20254051 in 708
Israel עמליה156th 2024118about 1 in 665
Italy161st 20241441 in 1,244
Slovenia180th 20257about 1 in 944
Catalonia region as Amàlia249th 2025151 in 1,285
The Netherlands265th 202555about 1 in 1,109
Norway337th 2025101 in 2,180
Sweden406th 202517about 1 in 2,363
Poland427th 202561 in 19,965
England and Wales502nd 2025801 in 3,166
Quebec province540th 20258about 1 in 3,250
Ontario province708th 202417about 1 in 3,204
Ireland718th 202541 in 5,282
Leipzig city19th 202516about 1 in 164
Bonn city31st 202515about 1 in 201
Rostock city46th 20254about 1 in 246

Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Hungary.

Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).

Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.

Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.

Sources: BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock). How we count, and every source

About the name

Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą, 'vigor, bravery', such as the Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida, are the source of Amalia. It is the source of the more familiar Amelia and Amalie.

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Four syllables, said uh-MAH-lee-uh, with the stress on the second. Malia is a natural short form. Amalía and Amàlia show accented spellings, and Amelia, Amelie, Amalie and Amalija are relatives.

It is rising in a dozen regions and falling in only three. Austria and Switzerland rank it among the top 80, and it is also used in France. English-speaking countries use it less, mostly in England and Wales, Quebec and Ontario. French records show it reaching its highest point so far in 2025, so this old Germanic name is at its most popular now.

Meaning, origin, pronunciation

Pronounced
uh-MAH-lee-uh, 4 syllables
Meaning
vigor, bravery
Origin
Germanic
Other spellings

Counted together here: Amalía and Amàlia.

Etymology

Derived from Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”), like Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida.

From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.

Over time

Over five years: rising in 12 of 19 regions, falling in 3.

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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.

Berlin 103rd 2012 to 18th 2023
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Cologne 167th 2010 to 32nd 2023
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Munich 189th 2013 to 38th 2025
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Austria 791st 1996 to 69th 2025
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Switzerland 503rd 2000 to 71st 2025
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France 827th 1996 to 133rd 2025
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Ten years of ranks

Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.

Region2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
England and Wales503467387402397367454386418502
Scotland570680765485531749476
Ireland750471629551700464905404556718
Ontario110053765648810201146834587708
British Columbia398
South Australia38355897
Quebec482799337410436360387630442540
France417305280280302260253204191133
The Netherlands522503378356550353365265265
Austria1431561291019689100858269
Switzerland17716515313416611394879271
Berlin6990676151555618
Munich97876174726361416838
Cologne9687546460944832
Bonn816713481456899414231
Leipzig152505792584731194319
Rostock7514397907650283746
Norway324367441403331353316400298337
Sweden421331334459425425350419357406
Iceland122131
Catalonia356304229375291395229339237249
Italy192162178157161191164169161
Poland397400574603377456419397600427
Slovenia232223180
Israel159171197204206195192177156

England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

YearRankGirlsper 100,000 girls
20255028031.6
202441810239.5
202338610741.7
20224549335.3
202136712545.6
202039710940.6
201940210437.1
201838711539.9
20174679431.4
20165038628.0
20155178327.0
20146136621.5
20139443912.6
20127495316.5
201110153410.6
20109883410.6
20099323511.2
20089723210.1
20071050289.1
20061052268.7
20051045248.3
20041012248.4
2003933269.3
20021658114.1
20011617114.1
2000993217.7
19991675103.5
19981392134.5
1997215272.4
19961646103.4

Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.

France since 1925

Half of the babies named Amalia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2016. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2025, at 141.2 per 100,000 girls.

010020019401960198020002020010020019602000

Babies named Amalia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.

Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Sister names for Amalia

  1. 1 in 1,218 in England and Wales

  2. 1 in 1,689 in England and Wales

  3. 1 in 2,556 in Scotland

  4. 1 in 5,282 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 1,195 in England and Wales

  6. 1 in 2,508 in England and Wales

  7. 1 in 1,415 in England and Wales

  8. 1 in 1,655 in England and Wales

  9. 1 in 3,578 in Scotland

  10. 1 in 1,849 in England and Wales

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Middle names for Amalia

  1. 1 in 107 in Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 86 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 57 in Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 311 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 102 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 132 in Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 214 in Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 78 in Northern Ireland

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Same style as Amalia

Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.

  1. 1 in 1,064 in England and Wales

  2. 1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 3,018 in Ireland

  4. 1 in 2,347 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 587 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 2,508 in England and Wales

  7. 1 in 1,627 in Scotland

  8. 1 in 2,236 in Scotland

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Famous people named Amalia

Amália Rodrigues, Amalia of Oldenburg, Amalia Lindegren, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Amalia Fleming, Amalia Chelaru, Amalia von Königsmarck and Amalia Freud.

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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.

Questions about Amalia

5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.

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How popular is Amalia?

Her best rank is No. 69 in Austria in 2025, about 1 in 313 girls. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.

What does Amalia mean?

Wiktionary glosses Amalia as "vigor, bravery".

How do you pronounce Amalia?

uh-MAH-lee-uh, with 4 syllables.

Is Amalia getting more popular?

Over five years: rising in 12 of 19 regions, falling in 3.

Which sister names go with Amalia?

The deck's top five sisters for Amalia: Alina, Liana, Aliya, Malak and Aya. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.

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