| Belle | Amelie | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | Industrious |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BEL | ah-may-LEE |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1886 |
| Peak year | 1915 (407) | 2013 (466) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 329 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Belle | Amelie |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,522 | 2,008 |
| 2010s | 2,405 | 4,253 |
| 2000s | 1,297 | 2,683 |
| 1990s | 392 | 184 |
| 1980s | 112 | 126 |
| 1970s | 171 | 90 |
| 1960s | 261 | 41 |
| 1950s | 398 | 59 |
| 1940s | 429 | 18 |
| 1930s | 538 | 11 |
| 1920s | 1,545 | 46 |
| 1910s | 2,901 | 69 |
| 1900s | 2,096 | 33 |
| 1890s | 2,512 | 18 |
| 1880s | 2,648 | 15 |
The French word belle 'beautiful', feminine of beau, from Latin bellus. Used as a given name meaning 'beautiful' and also a short form of names like Isabelle/Annabelle.
Amélie is a French form of Amelia, “industrious” or “hardworking.”
Amelie is more popular than Belle today: about 329 US babies were given the name Amelie in 2025, compared with 0 named Belle.
Belle means Beautiful (french origin), while Amelie means Industrious (French origin).
In US records, Belle first appears in 0 and Amelie in 1886, so Belle has the longer recorded history.