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Amal

Girl

Meaning of Amal: Arabic: 'hope'

Amal is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1135th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 208th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1135

197 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#208

232 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,513

First recorded 1962 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 37 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 29 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 41 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 55 babies1990: 52 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 66 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 52 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 77 babies1999: 70 babies2000: 79 babies20002001: 106 babies2002: 75 babies2003: 105 babies2004: 86 babies2005: 73 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 96 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 53 babies20102011: 71 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 78 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 130 babies2016: 144 babies2017: 182 babies2018: 190 babies2019: 187 babies2020: 225 babies20202021: 247 babies2022: 215 babies2023: 212 babies2024: 202 babies2025: 197 babies
US babies named Amal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 247.

Gender split

8% boys · 92% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

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