Amal

“Hope” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1241 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Amal has appeared in US records since 1962 — best rank #1045 (2021) · 4,141 babies named Amal all-time · 1 in 9,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 910 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amals

Amal Clooney — Lebanese-British-French barrister and human right activist
Amal Ayouch — Moroccan pharmacist and actress
Amal Maher — Egyptian singer and actress
Amal Al Qubaisi — Emirati politician
Amal Aden — Norwegian non-fiction writer

What Amals become

Among 231 notable people named Amal:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amal Ayouch, Moroccan pharmacist and actress.

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