Amal
Meaning
hope (a unisex name that gained international visibility through human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amal peaked in the 2020s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
99 people · the #41,610 first name in Brazil · median age 46
Among people named Amal living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1960s as in the 1970s, more than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Amal
Most people given the name Amal in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Amal deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Amal truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Amal fits with your family’s names and surname.
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