How Many People Are Named Amal?
An estimated 4,225 people in the United States have the first name Amal. It is predominantly female (91.8%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Amal peaked in popularity in 2021 with 247 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,225
About 1 in 81,125 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.8% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
247 births
Total Registered
4,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amal
Amal is predominantly female (91.8%), though 355 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Amal as a male name
Ranked #8,323 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (16 births)
Amal as a female name
Ranked #1,227 in 2024
191 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (241 births)
Amal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amal span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,208 babies were registered. Amal remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Amal by Decade
How has Amal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amal by State
Birth registrations for Amal span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Connecticut. On average, about 123 Amals were registered per state.
Amal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amal
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amal?
We estimate approximately 4,225 people named Amal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 81,125 Americans share this first name.
Is Amal a common name?
Amal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amal most popular?
Amal reached peak popularity in 2021, when 247 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amal is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amal a female name?
Amal is predominantly female. 91.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amal Smith, Amal Johnson, Amal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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