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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amalie with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Amalie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,249 people with the first name Amalie, which placed it at #10,588 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,588
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,249 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amalie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amalie is White at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.0%) and Two or More Races (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amalie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amalie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.7% · 871
- Hispanic or Latino18.0% · 225
- Two or more races6.1% · 76
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 40
- Black or African American2.6% · 33
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 4
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.
How common was Amalie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,249 people with the name Amalie, or 0.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,588 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amalie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amalie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amalie appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,246 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amalie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amalie is White at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.0%) and Two or More Races (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amalie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Amalie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.7% (871 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amalie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Amalie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amalie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amalie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Amalie?
You can see how many Americans are named Amalie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.