The baby name Amel is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-mel (Bosnian: /ˈamɛl/),a-MEL (Arabic/French: /amɛl/).
Amel is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Amel is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-mel (Bosnian: /ˈamɛl/),a-MEL (Arabic/French: /amɛl/).
Amel is Arabic in Origin.
Amel is a cross-cultural given name with Arabic roots. It maps to two near-homophonous Arabic words: ʾamal (أمل), “hope; aspiration,” and ʿamal (عمل), “work; deed,” with ʿāmil (عامل) meaning “worker; doer.” The French-influenced Maghrebi spelling Amel typically corresponds to Amal and is widely used for girls in North Africa and among Francophone diasporas, carrying the uplifting sense of “hope.” In Bosnia and the Western Balkans, Amel is predominantly masculine, sometimes interpreted as “one who acts,” yet many families also embrace the “hope” reading.
The name traveled through Ottoman-era cultural exchange and surged in 20th‑century use, later spreading internationally with migration. Common variants and related forms include Amal (unisex), Amela (feminine Bosnian), Amil (masculine), and Amelle (French). Diminutives such as Ami and Mel occur in various languages. Overall, Amel blends purposeful action with forward-looking optimism.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 0 | #25 | 16,842 | 13,765 | |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| DZ | 0 | #41 | 18,377 | 20,130 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #49 | 1,065 | 7,678 |
| SD | 0 | #50 | 57 | 2,130 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| RS | 0 | #77 | 8 | 923 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #104 | 13 | 5,216 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #105 | 53 | 2,277 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #108 | 7 | 5,459 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #158 | 52 | 3,402 |
| AE | 0 | #164 | 14 | 10,220 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #175 | 3 | 1,548 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #175 | 11 | 4,850 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| HR | 0 | #178 | 4 | 2,081 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2017 | #180 | 27 | 415 |
| Austria | 0 | #204 | 10 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| LY | 0 | #205 | 459 | 12,703 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #208 | 11 | 4,970 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #212 | 2,539 | 14,742 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #212 | 106 | 15,378 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #212 | 65 | 8,139 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #223 | 36 | 3,997 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #242 | 10 | 7,056 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #258 | 156 | 3,185 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| SA | 0 | #271 | 25 | 10,560 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #275 | 5 | 2,824 |
| EG | 0 | #279 | 130 | 6,387 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #286 | 240 | 11,303 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 5,122 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #298 | 28 | 7,570 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #298 | 99 | 15,987 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #312 | 14 | 7,401 |
| YE | 0 | #312 | 70 | 8,639 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #350 | 93 | 2,180 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #354 | 9 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #357 | 8 | 5,096 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #363 | 192 | 20,968 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #382 | 10 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #410 | 11 | 1,885 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #423 | 23 | 10,523 |
| Germany | 0 | #424 | 14 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #428 | 586 | 25,931 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #440 | 76 | 19,177 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #464 | 18 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #502 | 22 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #505 | 49 | 17,937 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #508 | 79 | 18,916 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #522 | 19 | 11,671 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #524 | 27 | 12,054 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #548 | 68 | 16,104 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| MA | 0 | #556 | 789 | 20,986 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #595 | 13 | 10,983 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #601 | 11 | 9,488 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #607 | 11 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #616 | 7 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #640 | 19 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #653 | 15 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SY | 0 | #660 | 69 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #664 | 19 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #689 | 26 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #704 | 35 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #783 | 56 | 4,949 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #785 | 212 | 24,821 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #786 | 101 | 15,035 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #848 | 108 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #859 | 20 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #874 | 79 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #901 | 20 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #904 | 13 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #915 | 69 | 5,561 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #918 | 34 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,019 | 93 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,044 | 418 | 9,415 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,159 | 53 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,173 | 11 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,362 | 110 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,575 | 40 | 28,008 |
Amel is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:
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