Amelia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Germanic languages. A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Amelia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Amelia has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 68 |
| 1999 | 37 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2003 | 27 |
| 2004 | 40 |
| 2005 | 115 |
| 2006 | 149 |
| 2007 | 101 |
| 2008 | 69 |
| 2009 | 78 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 99 |
| 2012 | 87 |
| 2013 | 105 |
| 2014 | 135 |
| 2015 | 144 |
| 2016 | 161 |
| 2017 | 203 |
| 2018 | 206 |
| 2019 | 203 |
| 2020 | 183 |
| 2021 | 185 |
| 2022 | 187 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 456 |
| 2000 | 477 |
| 2001 | 502 |
| 2002 | 539 |
| 2003 | 569 |
| 2004 | 614 |
| 2005 | 733 |
| 2006 | 884 |
| 2007 | 987 |
| 2008 | 1,068 |
| 2009 | 1,158 |
| 2010 | 1,256 |
| 2011 | 1,367 |
| 2012 | 1,474 |
| 2013 | 1,589 |
| 2014 | 1,749 |
| 2015 | 1,896 |
| 2016 | 2,069 |
| 2017 | 2,294 |
| 2018 | 2,502 |
| 2019 | 2,712 |
| 2020 | 2,909 |
Amelia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Amelia.Hi! My name is Amelia.
- Amelia har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Amelia has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Amelia i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Amelia this afternoon.
- Amelias mamma är lärare.Amelia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Amelias mamma is Amelia's mum.
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Questions about Amelia
How do you pronounce Amelia in Swedish?
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What does the name Amelia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Germanic languages. A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).
How popular is Amelia in Sweden?
187 babies were named Amelia in 2022. In 2020, 2,909 people in Sweden had Amelia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.