Amelia goes back to the Germanic word amal and means "work" or "industrious"; it is a cousin of Amalia rather than of Emily, although the two have long been mixed up. Aviator Amelia Earhart is the name's most famous American bearer. Amelia has climbed from number 207 in 2000 to the top 10 in 2016 and has ranked among the top four girls' names in the United States since 2021.