Amalia
Amalia is a female given name, derived possibly from Germanic amal, with meanings "vigorous, active, work", specifically the woman's name Amalberga. Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.
- Spanish
- Italian
- Romanian
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Amalia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amalia is a female given name, derived possibly from Germanic amal, with meanings "vigorous, active, work", specifically the woman's name Amalberga. Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
- Romanian
- Greek
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Dutch
- German
- Germanic
- Hungarian
- Portuguese
- Slovak
The Story of Amalia
American parents first put Amalia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 575 Amalias were born — ranking #528 that year. About 22% of every Amalia on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amalia ranks #546 for baby girls with 563 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 17K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Amalia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Amalia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Amalia
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- Amalia Anglès y Mayer (1827–1859), Spanish soprano, guitarist
- Amalia Assur (1803–1889), Sweden's first female dentist
- Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983), Argentine actress
- Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837), Hungarian writer
- Amalia Calzavara (born 1966), Italian sprint canoer
- Amalia Carneri (1875–1943), Austrian opera singer
- Cora Amalia Castilla (born 1961), Mexican politician
- Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909), Spanish novelist and feminist
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Names that sound like Amalia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Amalia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Amalia
Amalia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Amalia's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #484. Use the chart and map above to compare Amalia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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