Given name & surname
Amel
“one with dreams and aspirations”·“a hardworking man”·“one who is pure”
Amel 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
Amel 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
Amel 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,106
- 630 boys · 476 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #6,853 for girls · #8,290 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,853 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2000. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,833 as a first name in 2020; 103 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amel’s family of names
Amel has a related form in Amal. In Greek usage, Amel as a surname is a transliteration of Άμελ. In Greek usage, Amel is a transliteration of Αμέλ.
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 Amel
- Amel TukaBosnian athleteborn 1991
- Amel BentFrench singerborn 1985
- Amel MajriTunisian and French footballerborn 1993
- Amel MekićBosnian judokaborn 1981
- Amel LarrieuxAmerican singer-songwriter and keyboardistborn 1973
- Amel BouchouchaAlgerian actressborn 1982
- Amel Brahim-DjelloulFrench opera singerborn 1975
- Amel Khamtachevolleyball playerborn 1981
- Amel BouderraFrench basketball playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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