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Amal

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

Popularity over time

Amal is near its high-water mark: it reached #1045 in 2021 and still ranked #1241 in 2025. About 4,100 girls have carried it since 1962.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#98 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #177 in England & Wales (2025) · #284 in Scotland (2025) · #304 in Ireland (2025) · #367 in Norway (2025) · #398 in Italy (2024) · #400 in Canada (2025) · #523 in Belgium (2025) · #558 in Sweden (2025) · #597 in Netherlands (2025) · #669 in Switzerland (2025) · #705 in France (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Amals

• Amal Clooney — Lebanese, British, and French barrister (born 1978)
• Amal El-Mohtar — Canadian poet and speculative fiction writer (born 1984)
• Amal Maher — Egyptian singer (born 1985)
• Amal Khalil — Lebanese journalist (1984–2026)
• Amal Fashanu — British journalist and activist (born 1988)

What Amals become

Among 232 notable people named Amal:

Entertainers appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amal Ayouch, Moroccan actress (born 1966).

Similar names: Reem · Amayah · Emani · Aminah · Ameera · Amani

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