Amalie
Amalie is a feminine given name. It is a German variant of the name Amalia. It is derived from the root word 'amal', meaning 'work' in German, 'hope' in Arabic and 'water' in Scots-Gaelic.
Meaning & Origin of Amalie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amalie is a feminine given name. It is a German variant of the name Amalia. It is derived from the root word 'amal', meaning 'work' in German, 'hope' in Arabic and 'water' in Scots-Gaelic.
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The Story of Amalie
Amalie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1883, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 57 Amalies were born — ranking #2,989 that year. As of 2026, Amalie ranks #3,747 for baby girls with 40 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 2K Amalies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amalie
Amalie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Amalie's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #817. Use the chart and map above to compare Amalie'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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