The first name Amal
A girl’s name from Arabic meaning “hope”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Amal means “hope” in Arabic.
Borrowed from Arabic أَمَل (ʔamal, “hope”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 278 girls were named Amal, making it the 177th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amal with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amal at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 181 girls born in the United States were named Amal, the 1,241st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 241 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Amal
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Amal MaherEgyptian singer and actress, born 1985
- Amal Al QubaisiEmirati politician, born 1969
- Amal El-MohtarCanadian poet and speculative fiction writer, born 1984
- Amal SilvaAmal Silva is an former Sri Lankan cricketer, born 1960
- Amal RamsisEgyptian filmmaker, born 1972
- Amal BedjaouiAlgerian film director, born 1963
- Amal Abul-Qassem DonqolEgyptian poet, 1940–1983
- Amal KenawyEgyptian visual artist (1974–2012)
- Amel Brahim-DjelloulFrench opera singer, born 1975
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Amal mean?
- Amal means “hope” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Amal?
- Borrowed from Arabic أَمَل (ʔamal, “hope”).
- How popular is the name Amal?
- In 2025, 278 girls born in England and Wales were named Amal, ranking 177th.
- Is Amal a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 4,513 US babies named Amal since 1880, 92% were girls and 8% boys.
- When was Amal most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 241 babies were named Amal, its highest rank at 1,045th.