Given name & surname
Amiel
“the God of my people”
Amiel is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “the God of my people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “the God of my people.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,313
- 1,251 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #2,645 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +83%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,645 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 77.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,000 as a first name in 2020; 303 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.
Amiel’s family of names
Amiel has a related form in Amil. Amiel has a related form in Amiell. Amiel has a related form in Amyel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Amiel
- Amiel Weeks WhippleUnion Army General1817–1863
- Amiel DaemionAustralian pop singer, songwriter and actressborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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