babyNamedAmel
“hope”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 513th
- births in 2023–2025
- 295
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,173
- −8.9% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2005
Meaning and origin of Amel
Amel means “hope” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Amel in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2005.
- Over recent years, Amel has been falling (−8.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amel every 29 schools, all spellings combined.
Amel in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
27 babies in 3 years1 girl in 28,438
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 120,801
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, 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
- Amelle10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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