How many babies in Australia have been named Amelia?

Between 1985 and 2025, Amelia was registered for 28,969 babies in the available state datasets.

Is Amelia a popular name in Australia?

In 2025, Amelia ranked #2 among girls' names in Australia, with 1,142 registrations.

girls' name 1985–2025

Amelia is making a comeback — from #95 in 1985 to #2 in 2025.

#2 ranked in 2025

1,142 registrations in 2025

28,969 total 1985–2025

That's a jump of 93 positions. Registrations grew from 90 to 1,142 (+1169%).

Peak popularity: 2016 (1,459 registrations, ranked #5).

Peak 2016 · 1,459

Low 1987 · 35

Years tracked 40

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How often Amelia was registered in each of the 8 Australian states and territories.

Amelia — popularity by state & territory in 2025. Hover a state for details, click to view the full Top 50 for that state.

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Most popular in New South Wales (364 babies) , least popular in South Australia (73).

New South Wales

364 #2

Victoria

337 #2

Queensland

255 #2

Western Australia

113 #5

South Australia

73 #4

Australian Capital Territory

— #9*

Northern Territory

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Tasmania

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In 2025: 1,142 babies named Amelia across 5 of 8 states and territories. (*rank-only states publish top-10 lists without counts)

How many babies in Australia have been named Amelia?: Between 1985 and 2025, Amelia was registered for 28,969 babies in the available state datasets.
Is Amelia a popular name in Australia?: In 2025, Amelia ranked #2 among girls' names in Australia, with 1,142 registrations.