Amal

Primarily a girl's name · 91% girls

Meaning

Amal is a unisex given name of Arabic and Hebrew origin.

From Wikipedia

Amal first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 74 babies (rank #567 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Amal

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amal yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,006

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Amal

Amal Clooneypublic prosecutor general · b. 1978

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#918
1997	34	#706
1998	27	#818
1999	43	#605
2000	43	#608
2001	44	#601
2002	48	#585
2003	45	#639
2004	62	#521
2005	48	#645
2006	49	#649
2007	42	#774
2008	36	#900
2009	35	#933
2010	40	#882
2011	40	#894
2012	39	#934
2013	32	#1,100
2014	41	#907
2015	70	#603
2016	74	#567