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I love the name Amelie! I like it with or without the accent. Even if the proper French spelling is with an accent, I wouldn’t use an accent if I were to name the child Amelie. As an American, I would fear coming off as pretentious with the accent, plus the issue with documents not readily having the accent available. The more I look at Amélie, the more I agree with someone’s comment that it looks more “complete” than Amelie.

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I also like Emily and Amelia. Emily is a little more dated but I think it will make a comeback, and Amelia is quite popular. Amelie is a nice alternative to that.

I absolutely adore Amélie - in part due to the film. I'm also surprised that it never caught on, it's a nice alternative to Amelia and Emily.

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I choose Amélie, and with the accent. I wouldn't have any problem using it in real life.

I don't get the appeal. I would most definitely pick Emily. It's always been one of my favorites.

I prefer Amelie without the accent. I had a lovely brownie called Amelie around 15 years and both her parents were German though Amelie was born in the uk.

I prefer Amelia and Emily

Amelie wins over Emily. Both are nice.

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I sooo much prefer it with the accent. (Yes I’m stingy like that sadly) Amélie is just so pretty and cool to me.

Amelie is cute, but I actually pronounce it like Amélie. I honestly am a bit more of an Amelia person -- but I can only speak for myself, and wouldn't be above using Amelie either.

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Regarding Amelie or Emily, I like both... But Emily is my mn. I wouldn't name a child after myself, heh

I think Amélie became popular after the film. I adore Amélie, the only one in the Emily - Amelia range I actually like. I don't care for Amelie, which feels like just another Emily that has to spell her name all the time.

I couldn't quite tell you why, but I dislike Amelia and yet loooove Amelie. (Though I like Amalia even more still.) I wouldn't use Emily - there are far too many in my age range so it's made me a bit sick of the name. And I wouldn't use the accent, in an English speaking context it's just too much trouble.

I'd certainly use the accent; otherwise people where I live would guess either AMily or aMEEly. I like Emily very much and would still use it though probably as a mn only, in today's world. I don't enjoy Amelia at all. Amélie is fine if you're French or maybe Canadian, which I'm not. Amelie looks unfinished