Amilia
A feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "industrious" or "striving".
Name Census estimates that about 2,820 living Americans carry the first name Amilia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amilia today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amilia births was 2023 (200 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amilia. 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 Amilia with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Amilia is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.8K
~ 1 in 121,544 Americans
Peak year
2023
200 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,421
Tracked since 1905
Census
Amilia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,326 people with the first name Amilia, which placed it at #6,777 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
#6,777
National first-name rank
People counted
2.3K
2,326 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
40.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amilia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amilia is Hispanic at 40.4%. The next largest groups are White (38.0%) and Black (10.1%). 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 Amilia 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 Amilia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino40.4% · 939
- White38.0% · 883
- Black or African American10.1% · 234
- Two or more races6.0% · 140
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 92
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 38
Popularity
Amilia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amilia from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,261 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Amilia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amilia 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 Amilia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amilias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Amilia, while New Jersey, Virginia, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 61 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amilia
The name Amilia has its roots in the Latin language, with its origins dating back to ancient Rome. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "amilia," which means "rival" or "competitor." The name was predominantly used in the Roman Empire during the first few centuries AD.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amilia can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who mentioned an Amilia in his work "Ab Urbe Condita" (From the Founding of the City). This work, written around 27-25 BC, chronicles the history of Rome from its founding to the reign of Augustus.
In the 3rd century AD, there was a notable Roman woman named Amilia Lepida, who was the wife of the Roman emperor Galba. She was known for her beauty and influence in the imperial court, and her name was recorded in various historical accounts of the time.
During the Middle Ages, the name Amilia gained popularity among certain Christian communities, particularly in Italy and Spain. It was believed to have been influenced by the Latin word "aemulus," which means "rival" or "one who strives to excel." This association with competition and excellence may have contributed to its appeal.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Amilia in this period is Amilia of Saxony (1109-1142), who was a German princess and the daughter of Otto the Rich, Count of Ballenstedt. She married Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, and played a significant role in the political affairs of the Holy Roman Empire.
Another notable figure with the name Amilia was Amilia Lanyer (1569-1645), an English Renaissance poet and one of the first professional female writers in England. Her book "Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum" (Hail God, King of the Jews), published in 1611, is considered one of the earliest examples of feminist poetry.
In the 18th century, Amilia Opie (1769-1853) was a British author and poet who was part of the literary circle in Norwich, England. She wrote several novels and poems and was also known for her involvement in the abolition movement and her advocacy for women's rights.
During the 19th century, Amilia Bloomer (1818-1894) was an American women's rights activist who campaigned for dress reform and advocated for the adoption of what was later known as the "bloomer" costume, which allowed women to wear loose trousers gathered at the ankles.
In the 20th century, Amilia Earhart (1897-1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and gained international fame for her courageous achievements in aviation.
People
Amilia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amilia 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
Amilia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amilia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,820 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amilia 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 121,544 US residents.
Is Amilia a common name?
We classify Amilia as "Rare". It ranks above 95% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,880 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amilia most popular?
The single biggest year for Amilia was 2023, when 200 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amilia is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amilia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,326 people with the name Amilia, or 0.77 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,777 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 Amilia 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 Amilia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amilia appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,321 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Amilia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amilia is Hispanic at 40.4%. The next largest groups are White (38.0%) and Black (10.1%). 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 Amilia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Amilia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.4% (939 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 Amilia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amilia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amilia 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 Amilia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amilia 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 Amilia 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 share the name Amilia?
Find out how many people have the name Amilia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.