Amal

Meaning and origin of Amal

Popularity of Amal in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1984.
• Over recent years, Amal has been rising (+5.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amal every 45 schools, all spellings combined.

Amal in English-speaking countries

Amal ranks 208^th in England and Wales, 263^rd in Scotland and 269^th in Ontario (Canada), against 746^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  208^th girls’ name694 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,106+12.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  269^th girls’ name130 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,188+8.9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  263^rd girls’ name42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,295

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  508^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,243

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,212^th girls’ name574 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,418+0.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Amaal5
• Amale5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Amal

• Aysha
• Ayah
• Almas
• Alaa
• Amna
• Ayat
• Adja
• Arwa
• Asel
• Asmaa
• Tesnime
• Nesrine

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin