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