Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Amalie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,908 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,908
among girls · ↓11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Amalie · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,440
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
57 babies
All-time total
1,461
#5,799 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Amalie popularity over time

1,461 babies have been named Amalie since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1883Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 26 3 – #822
1890s 31 3 +19% #1,139
1900s 13 1 -58% #1,570
1910s 12 1 -8% #3,203
1920s 15 2 +25% #4,747
1930s 11 1 -27% #3,765
1940s 5 1 -55% #5,326
1950s 14 1 +180% #3,814
1960s 26 3 +86% #4,364
1970s 54 5 +108% #5,533
1980s 88 9 +63% #4,289
1990s 142 14 +61% #4,819
2000s 357 36 +151% #3,255
2010s 449 45 +26% #2,990
2020s (to 2025) 218 36 -19% #3,654

Where Amalie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 38 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Amalie

Amalie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,908 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 1,461 American babies have been named Amalie. Its peak came in 2011, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amalie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amalie?

The median living Amalie is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 1,300 people named Amalie are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amalie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 37 #3,908
2024 38 #3,897
2023 35 #4,118
2022 42 #3,654
2021 34 #4,171
2020 32 #4,270
2019 43 #3,556
2018 34 #4,152
2017 47 #3,350
2016 45 #3,466
2015 43 #3,600
2014 40 #3,783
2013 47 #3,367
2012 43 #3,648
2011 57 #2,990
2010 50 #3,257
2009 51 #3,255
2008 36 #4,279
2007 47 #3,484
2006 43 #3,621
2005 41 #3,588
2004 36 #3,906
2003 39 #3,598
2002 25 #4,779
2001 16 #6,632
2000 23 #4,994
1995 12 #7,071
1990 13 #6,477
1985 5 #10,725
1980 – –
1975 10 #5,533
1970 6 #7,090
1965 – –
1960 5 #6,403
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,570
1895 – –
1890 5 #1,341
1885 5 #1,051
1880 – –

Famous people named Amalie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Queen of Saxony from 1854 to 1873 1801–1877 · 19th century
  2. 2 Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Electress/Queen of Saxony from 1769 to 1827 1752–1828 · 18th century
  3. 3 Amalie Materna Amalie Materna Austrian opera singer (1844–1918) 19th century
  4. 4 Amalie Skram Amalie Skram Norwegian author and feminist (1846–1905) 19th century
  5. 5 Amalie Dietrich Amalie Dietrich German naturalist, explorer, and collector (1821–1891) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amalie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amalie?

The median living Amalie is about 16 years old. Half of all living Amalies are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Amalie are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Amalie are alive in the United States, based on 1,461 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amalie in 2025?

Amalie ranked #3,908 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amalie?

1,461 babies have been named Amalie in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amalie most popular?

Amalie peaked in 2011, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Amalie a boy or girl name?

Amalie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amalie rising or falling?

Amalie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amalie become more popular?

Amalie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 38 girls named Amalie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amalie?

Well-known people named Amalie include Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (politician), Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (politician), Amalie Materna (singer).

Names like Amalie

Names that sound and feel close to Amalie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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