Amalia
Amalia is a female given name: 99% of people named Amalia are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
Amalia · Amália · Amalía
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Armenia, Spain
- Also spelled
- Amália, Amalía
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 12,202 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Amalia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Amalia," in English, "Guten Tag Amalia," in German. Amalia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Amalia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Amalia,
German
Guten Tag Amalia,
French
Bonjour Amalia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Amalia:
Chinese
Amalia您好：
Japanese
Amalia様
English
Hi Amalia,
German
Hi Amalia,
French
Salut Amalia,
Spanish
Hola Amalia,
Chinese
Amalia你好：
Japanese
Amaliaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 17 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 12,202 female · 12,202 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amalia a male or female name?
Amalia is a female given name: 99% of people named Amalia are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
How do I address Amalia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Amalia," in English, "Guten Tag Amalia," in German. Amalia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Amalia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Amalia a unisex name?
Amalia is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Amalia are men. Amalia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Amalia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/amalia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_amalia,
title = {Is Amalia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/amalia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}