Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 43% girls / 57% boys
Origin: FrenchAmel is both a given name and a surname. It is most likely the Maghrebine variant of the Arabic name Amal, which means "hope." The variant is quite popular in countries such as Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. In Algeria, it was the 10th most popular name during the 1990s.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 | #3,274 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,882 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,734 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,191 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,167 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,408 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,973 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,503 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,543 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,621 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,231 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,596 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,160 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,086 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,252 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,284 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,300 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,686 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,884 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,223 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,445 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,311 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,387 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,090 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,120 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,318 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,433 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,540 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,998 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,944 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,009 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,174 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,687 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,983 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,397 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,849 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,412 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,045 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,272 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,657 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,803 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,444 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,500 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,342 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,853 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,654 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,493 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,701 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,166 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,299 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,803 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,706 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,718 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,418 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,704 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,121 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,843 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,327 |
