Amélie is a girl's name of French origin meaning “of this character.” In 2024 it was given to 394 girls in the United States.
Amélie belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “of this character” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Amélie first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #603 in 2013, and in 2024 394 babies received the name — 9,323 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Amélie means “of this character” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Amélie is a girl name. In 2024, 394 babies received the name in the US.
Amélie comes from the French tradition.
Amélie first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #603 in 2013, and 394 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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