Name meaning & stats
Amel
Amel means “hope”. 927 US babies since 1940, peak 2000. Notable Amels are 1.3× over-represented as singers.
What it means
“hope”
Spelling of Amal
Amal around the world
- Амаль · Russian
- أمل · Arabic
- אמל · Hebrew
- アマル · Japanese
- 阿迈勒 (人名) · Chinese
- Amala
- Amaly
- Amel
- Ama
Famous Amals
- Amal Clooney · Lebanese-British-French barrister and human right activist
In US birth records
Peak year: 2000
927 US babies were named Amel between 1940 and 2025.
Amel around the world
- France: 12,500 babies since 1900, peak 2005, No. 505 in 2025
- Belgium: 578 babies since 1995, peak 2006, No. 758 in 2025
- Sweden: 24 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 1,631 in 2022
- England & Wales: 227 babies since 1996, peak 2020, No. 2,787 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Amels end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 6 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 5 people |
| Singer | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable women who are singers, Amels show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 7 Amals spell it Amel
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2000)