Amely

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Amely by the numbers

Amely was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 28 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Amely

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amely. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Amerywork ruler; a form of Emery28 in the US (2017)
  • Amelhope9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amelawork; a form of Amalia21 in the US (2017)
  • Amilystriving; a feminine form of Amiable or Emil15 in the US (2017)
  • Arely279 in the US (2017)
  • Amelya36 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Amely

Names that are said the same way as Amely, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ameliework, industrious; form of Amelia398 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amaliebrave or industrious; a form of Amelia39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amalimy hopes; a form of Amaal4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amiliebeloved; a form of Amelia3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ameli12 in the US (2017)
  • Amilli5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Amely

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