| Amelie | Nadine | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Industrious | hope |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-may-LEE | nah-DEEN |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1886 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2013 (466) | 1958 (1,011) |
| In 2025 | 329 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Amelie | Nadine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,008 | 829 |
| 2010s | 4,253 | 1,555 |
| 2000s | 2,683 | 1,928 |
| 1990s | 184 | 2,684 |
| 1980s | 126 | 3,319 |
| 1970s | 90 | 3,889 |
| 1960s | 41 | 8,008 |
| 1950s | 59 | 8,979 |
| 1940s | 18 | 5,317 |
| 1930s | 11 | 6,196 |
| 1920s | 46 | 6,951 |
| 1910s | 69 | 3,095 |
| 1900s | 33 | 443 |
| 1890s | 18 | 163 |
| 1880s | 15 | 25 |
Amélie is a French form of Amelia, “industrious” or “hardworking.”
A French elaboration of Nadia/Nadya, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda, from the Old Slavic word meaning 'hope'. The 'hope' sense comes through the Slavic root rather than any native French element.
Amelie is more popular than Nadine today: about 329 US babies were given the name Amelie in 2025, compared with 0 named Nadine.
Amelie means Industrious (French origin), while Nadine means hope (french origin).
In US records, Amelie first appears in 1886 and Nadine in 0, so Nadine has the longer recorded history.