Is Amal a boy or girl name?
Amal is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 191 girls and 9 boys were named Amal, so 95.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.8% of the 4,313 US babies named Amal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,323
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,227
- Babies named Amal since 1962
- 4,313
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 247 babies
Boys and girls named Amal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1970s | 14 | 163 | 92.1% |
| 1980s | 40 | 306 | 88.4% |
| 1990s | 83 | 526 | 86.4% |
| 2000s | 100 | 738 | 88.1% |
| 2010s | 67 | 1,141 | 94.5% |
| 2020s | 51 | 1,048 | 95.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,323 | 191 | #1,227 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,309 | 201 | #1,195 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,884 | 200 | #1,208 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,862 | 241 | #1,045 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,524 | 215 | #1,120 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,937 | 179 | #1,285 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,729 | 183 | #1,262 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,181 | 173 | #1,339 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,868 | 136 | #1,615 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,337 | 117 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,203 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,146 | 69 | #2,569 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,290 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,798 | 63 | #2,766 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,581 | 64 | #2,781 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,716 | 70 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,637 | 84 | #2,294 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,023 | 60 | #2,888 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,548 | 68 | #2,528 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,506 | 72 | #2,371 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,890 | 93 | #1,947 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,713 | 59 | #2,606 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,948 | 97 | #1,819 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,457 | 71 | #2,213 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,331 | 58 | #2,472 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,884 | 64 | #2,222 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,659 | 53 | #2,451 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,996 | 61 | #2,209 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,927 | 57 | #2,311 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,996 | 45 | #2,703 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,782 | 42 | #2,826 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,693 | 59 | #2,241 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,272 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,212 | 46 | #2,572 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,179 | 46 | #2,479 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,453 | 37 | #2,804 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,660 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,953 | 35 | #2,730 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,564 | 25 | #3,420 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,518 | 16 | #4,482 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,174 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,499 | 31 | #2,851 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,511 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,080 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,572 | 16 | #4,252 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,179 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,969 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,638 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,867 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,203 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,094 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,635 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,857 | 15 | #3,876 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,059 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,653 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,995 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,825 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,871 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amal reached #3,857 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #1,045 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.