Given name
Amala
“one with dreams and aspirations”·“a hardworking man”·“one who is pure”
Amala is a variant of Amal. Interpretations include “one with dreams and aspirations”, “a hardworking man”, “one who is pure”, and “filled with hope”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amala is a variant of Amal. Interpretations include “one with dreams and aspirations”, “a hardworking man”, “one who is pure”, and “filled with hope”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amala is a variant of Amal. An origin associated with Amal is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 326
- 0 boys · 326 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,157 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,157 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 464 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amala
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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