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Amal

/əˈmɑl/ · 92% girls · 197 born in 2025

Amal has been given to about 4,513 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/əˈmɑl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,464
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 247
  • Born in 2025197
  • All time4,513
  • England & Wales, 2025#178 · 278

How popular is Amal?

Its best year was 2021, when 247 babies were given the name, ranking 1045th. The typical living American called Amal is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Amal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amalia0.57
  2. Chantal0.57
  3. Opal0.55
  4. Amari0.55
  5. Amaya0.55
  6. Amara0.55
  7. Amani0.55
  8. Val0.55

Middle names for Amal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amal Eve0.80
  2. Amal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Amal Josephine0.78
  4. Amal Rose0.77
  5. Amal June0.76
  6. Amal Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Amal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.97
  2. Zamirbrother · 0.97
  3. Zahirbrother · 0.97
  4. Idrisbrother · 0.97
  5. Maisysister · 0.96
  6. Keilanisister · 0.96

Where Amal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. New York0.02%
  3. New Jersey0.02%
  4. Michigan0.02%
  5. Virginia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amal White0.72
  2. Amal Reyes0.72
  3. Amal Nguyen0.72
  4. Amal Moore0.72
  5. Amal Hill0.72
  6. Amal Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Amal

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Amal across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.