Amel
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- a-MEL
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Amel is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “hope”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Amel mean?
Arabic: North African spelling of Amal
“hope”
A spelling of Amal, the Arabic word for hope, common in North Africa.
Is Amel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Amel has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 16 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Amel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Amel, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 14 girls. 5 boys were also named Amel in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Amel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were given Amel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,686, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
- Amel 9
- Amelle 6
Girls were 91% of the babies named Amel in the UK in 2004, and 64% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Amel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Amel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Amel, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973. 9 boys were also named Amel in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Amel than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Amel in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2020, 44% of the babies named Amel in the US were girls.
Amel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Amel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zara Lyla Harper Ava Willow Isla Arabella Autumn Fatima Lyra Ivy Freya
Other spellings of Amel
Names related to Amel
Amelia Amelie Amal Amla Ameila Amelya Amela Amiel Amelio Amil
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Mohammad Aaliyah Amir Amira Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amel, updated 20 October 2026.