Entry № 0123 · Germanic, Latin origin

Amalia Amalia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-MAH-lee-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Germanic, Latin
Meaning
"Industrious (Princess Amalia of the Netherlands)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 480
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)

A name that means "industrious (princess amalia of the netherlands)".

Amalia is from the Old Germanic *amal* — "industrious, hardworking, vigorous." **Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003)** — **Crown Princess of the Netherlands and heir apparent to the Dutch throne since her father King Willem-Alexander's 2013 ascension**. **The first Crown Princess of the Netherlands since Beatrix in the 1980s and the first Dutch heir apparent to attend public secondary school (Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, The Hague, 2015-2021)**. **Began her studies at the University of Amsterdam in 2022; in 2023 she announced a leave from public life after credible threats from the Dutch organized crime syndicate Mocro Maffia — the first time a Dutch royal has gone into hiding for security reasons since World War II**. **Princess Amalia of Saxony (1794-1870)** — Saxon princess, composer, dramatist; her operas were performed at the Dresden court. **Verdi's *I masnadieri* (1847)** has Amalia as the soprano lead — Verdi's first opera written for London. **Saint Amalia of Schaerbeek** (660-690) — Belgian saint. **Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999)** — "The Queen of Fado" — most-decorated Portuguese singer of the 20th century. **Amalia Ulman (born 1989)** — Argentinian-American conceptual artist; her 2014 Instagram performance *Excellences & Perfections* was acquired by the Tate Modern.

Featured throughout European royalty and Portuguese music.

Industrious. Catharina-Amalia is the first Dutch heir apparent to attend public secondary school (2015).

The name in its native script.

Amalia
Transliteration
Amalia
Pronunciation
/ əˈmɑː.li.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Amalia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 480 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 480 in 2023
Babies named Amalia · last year
605 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
2012
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #480 NOW · #480

Amalias before her.

Real people
Catharina-Amalia of Orange
Dutch Crown Princess.
born 2003
Amália Rodrigues
Portuguese Queen of Fado.
1920 – 1999
Amalia Ulman
Argentinian-American artist.
born 1989
In fiction
Amalia
Verdi's I masnadieri.
1847

Names connected to Amalia.

The number behind Amalia.

4

The Builder

Amalia reduces to four — the number of Dutch heir.

Why families chose this name.

"Orange's industry. Six letters. Amalia."
Catherine · Mother of one · The Hague