Amela
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning work; a form of Amalia.
Amela by the numbers
Amela was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Amalia
Like Amela, each of these traces back to Amalia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adelanoble; of noble birth184 in the US (2017)
- Ameyaboundless or infinite18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anelaangel51 in the US (2017)
- Amenasafe; secure; a form of Amina44 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Amela
Names that are said the same way as Amela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ameilawork; a variant spelling of Amelia30 in the US (2017)
- Amalapure or spotless4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amelahpeople of god; a form of Amelia8 in the US (2017)
- Amileawork; a spelling variant of Amelia7 in the US (2017)
- Aamilahworker or one who labours4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amyla38 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Amela, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Presleypriest's meadow1,667 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Amela
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