Amalie
A feminine name of French origin meaning "industrious" or "hard-working".
Name Census estimates that about 1,282 living Americans carry the first name Amalie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amalie today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amalie births was 2011 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amalie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 267,359 Americans
Peak year
2011
57 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,880
Tracked since 1883
Popularity
Amalie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amalie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 449 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Amalie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amalie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amalie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amalies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Amalie, while New Jersey, Louisiana, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 27 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amalie
The name Amalie originates from the Germanic languages and is derived from the Old German name Amalrich or Amalric, which means "work ruler" or "laborious ruler." It is composed of the elements "amal" meaning "work" or "labor" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power." The name gained popularity in various European countries and underwent slight spelling variations, such as Amalia, Amelia, and Amelie.
The earliest recorded use of the name Amalie can be traced back to the 9th century, where it was mentioned in ancient German manuscripts and chronicles. During the Middle Ages, the name was borne by several notable figures, including Amalie of Zweibrücken (1490-1552), a German princess and abbess, and Amalie of Saxony (1615-1669), a German noblewoman and abbess of Quedlinburg.
In the 17th century, the name gained widespread popularity among European royalty and aristocracy. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Amalie of Solms-Braunfels (1602-1675), a German princess who married Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and became the mother of William III of Orange, the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Another notable figure was Amalie of Prussia (1723-1787), a German princess and musician who composed numerous musical works and was known for her patronage of the arts. Her contemporary, Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg (1752-1828), was a German princess and composer who contributed to the development of classical music.
In the 19th century, the name Amalie was popular among intellectuals and artists. Amalie Dietrich (1821-1891) was a German writer and feminist activist, while Amalie Sieveking (1794-1859) was a German philanthropist and social reformer who established several charitable institutions in Hamburg.
Other prominent bearers of the name include Amalie Skram (1846-1905), a Norwegian novelist and pioneer of modern feminist literature, and Amalie Emmy Noether (1882-1935), a German mathematician who made groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.
People
Amalie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amalie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amalie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amalie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,282 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amalie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 267,359 US residents.
Is Amalie a common name?
We classify Amalie as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,424 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amalie most popular?
The single biggest year for Amalie was 2011, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amalie is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Amalie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amalie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.