I’m in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is in the top 10 but does that really mean there will be 6 Amelias in my daughter’s class? And does [name_f]Mila[/name_f] work as a nickname for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (like the common Millie?) I want to use [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] but friends of ours (who we don’t see often) named their daughter that 8 years ago and my husband thinks it’s unoriginal. But I think [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] may be even more “unoriginal” although I think it is beautiful. We are considering [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (Emme-leen) as a variant of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] as they come from the same origin but will that be riddled with pronunciation issues and lost in the sea of Emmas and Emilys?)
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No! Nowadays the top names are less popular percentage-wise than they were 20 years ago, so if you didn’t have five Jessicas or Jennifers or Ashleys in your class, it’s unlikely your child will have five Amelias in hers.
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[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is personal a favorite for me! If you love it use it, no one should stop you from doing that! I personally prefer the spelling [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], but do what feels right for you. [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is also a beautiful option if you decide not to use Amelia\Emilia!
There is nothing wrong with choosing a top 10 name! There is a reason those names are so popular - because people like them. [name_f]Mila[/name_f] is a nice nickname for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and while she will be very unlikely to have lots in her class, it could help her stand out from other girls named [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is also beautiful! I would expect it to be pronounced emma-leye-n but the emma-leen pronunciation is also pretty common. So you might have to correct but people should realise/remember. I think the sound is different enough from both [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Emily[/name_f] that it wouldn’t cause any problems.
Ultimately I think both names are beautiful, they both have their pros and cons so go with whichever you love more!
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Nothing wrong with choosing a popular name - and even the most popular names nowadays are used much less frequently than in decades past. I don’t remember the exact numbers, but I compared popularity of names in the USA based on percentage of births and the #2 name for girls in 2020 was about as popular as the #15 name in 1990.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] are both great choices. To me, [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] feels less common but either is nice.
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If I loved the number 1 name I would just use that. First off she probably won’t meet all that many others who share her name. But also there are a ton of benefits to having a recognizable name. Avoiding an “unoriginal” name seems silly to me.
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I don’t think it means that there will be 6 Amelia’s in her class. I just looked up the top 10 in my country for my birth year and of the girls, I only knew multiples of 4/10 of the names, and I did not know a single person for 1/10 of them. So 5/10 top names were reserved for a single person from my K-12 experience.
(I did the boys as well and found I didn’t know a single person with 2/10 names. I knew multiple people w the same name for 4/10 of the top names)
Emmeline is nice and doesn’t seem too common, at least near me. I could see people thinking it’s pronounced like Caroline or Carolyn so maybe but I think people can learn. I think it stands on its own apart from the Emily’s (which aren’t very popular around me) and the Emma’s.
There is definitely nothing wrong at all with choosing a top 10 name! I don’t think it is likely that there will be lots of Amelia’s in her class, you might meet a few but that doesn’t mean her name is special, if it’s a name you really like then I think that’s what matters. The nickname [name_u]Mika[/name_u] works, and is a way to make her name a bit more unique if you think that there are lots of Amelia’s. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is also nice, and considering you don’t see your friends often, I don’t think it’s unoriginal or would be a problem.
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Definitely doesnt matter just personal choice.
Something that I found helped with figuring out how common the top names are was looking up the amount of Amelia’s born last year then looking up how many babies were born last year.
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If you love the name, go for it.
I personally don’t think there’s anything wrong with choosing a popular name. Its popular for a reason, because it’s super pretty and beautiful!
To be honest, there might be one other [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] in her class, but having worked with kids, the most popular names aren’t actually as “popular” as they used to be. People are using more names, so there probably wouldn’t ever be six Amelias in her class
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is a solid choice and [name_f]Mila[/name_f] works as a nickname. [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is sweet too!! [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] could be another choice
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
I love love love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. It’s my cat’s name (who I named sixteen years ago when she was a wee kitten!). I usually call her [name_f]Mia[/name_f]. I think that [name_f]Mila[/name_f] works as a nn. I’m in the U.S, & honestly, I hear [name_f]Mila[/name_f] more than I hear [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] out in the real world. But if you like [name_f]Mila[/name_f], what do you think of Camil(l)a nn [name_f]Mila[/name_f]? [name_u]Or[/name_u] even more fun & unique, [name_f]Camellia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mila[/name_f]! [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is a nice choice as well. And I think that the nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f] could be cute there if you like that. If you want another ‘Am’ name, maybe [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]? That’s pretty & not as popular.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. 
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One of my best friend’s name is [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but I think she might be the only [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] I know. I do really like the name.
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] could be good variations though, if you’re worried about the statistics.
People’s mileage on this will vary, but for what it’s worth my husband’s name is an unusual spelling variation (but the same pronunciation) of the name that was #2 the year he was born, so there were often or always more kids in his classes with what sounded like the same first name as him. I have asked him about this in detail and it honestly doesn’t seem to have been much of a problem for him, and he doesn’t seem resentful of his name at all. Sometimes he had to go by his first name and last initial in classes, but that seems to have been fine with him.
That said, also based on his experience, if your surname is quite common in your area you might not want to use an especially popular name. In my husband’s case, there was a kid his age with the same surname as him but the more popular spelling of their first name who got into trouble with the law while they we’re still in high school and my husband’s name’s unusual spelling saved him from potentially a lot of confusion and trouble.
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First of all, [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is lovely–I think it deserves every bit of its popularity! Second of all, I think it’s highly unlikely that your daughter would ever be one of six in her class. The #1 name was given to only just over 1% of baby girls in 2020, meaning even a little girl with the very top name would have low odds of sharing her name with even one classmate. Of course, flukes happen, and it’s always possible your [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] would end up being [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] Last Initial a time or two. And with a top 10 name I think she’d be bound to at least meet other Amelia’s now and then. But I don’t think it would be more than a minor inconvenience, and I certainly don’t think it makes the name unoriginal by any means! I don’t think [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] would be an unoriginal choice either, for what it’s worth–but I do think it would come with more spelling issues. Either way, I think [name_f]Mila[/name_f] makes a sweet (and very logical) nickname!
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If you love it, use it! Popularity honestly does not matter. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is a lovely name and if it feels right then you should go for it.
Names are popular for a reason and there’s nothing wrong with a bit of popularity! Sometimes familiarity is good I wish my daughter’s name was more familiar to Brits (I’m in England) as it would make life a lot easier 
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] popularity percentage wise will be a lot less then when we were at school and there were 5 Victorias in one year because there’s a wider variety of names being used then 20 odd years ago. So [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] may share her name with someone else in her year but it wouldn’t be like when we were at school and you shared your name with loads of other people. I think [name_f]Mila[/name_f] could work as a nickname for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but maybe wouldn’t be as intuitive as [name_f]Millie[/name_f].
Regarding Emilia/Amelia situation if it was me I would choose [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] as I would feel [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] has been taken. [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is pretty but I can see pronunciation issues potentially happening so if that’s a major concern I would stick with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]!
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is a lovely name she feels strong and dependable. A very classic choice. If you love it go for it! Also you could also choose a more unexpected middle name maybe an unusual family name, an honour name with a twist or choose a cool word name. Something like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_u]Poet[/name_u] or [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] would be pretty.
One of my favorite names (Charlotte) is super popular, and is predicted to become even more popular, but this doesn’t put me off it at all! If you love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], than use it! I think [name_f]Mila[/name_f] would be a wonderful nickname.
Also, I have a rare spelling of a classic name, and I while I love my name, as a kid it was kind of disappointing to never find my name on a souvenir keychain or mug. 