The baby name Emel is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /eˈmel/ (eh-MEL); English approximation: /ˈɛməl/ (EM-əl).
The baby name Emel is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /eˈmel/ (eh-MEL); English approximation: /ˈɛməl/ (EM-əl).
Emel is Arabic, Turkish in Origin.
Emel is a feminine given name in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ʾamal (أمل), meaning "hope, aspiration, wish, ideal." In modern Turkish the noun emel carries connotations of cherished goals and longed-for aims, giving the name a quietly purposeful tone. Phonetics: two syllables, E-mel, with the first vowel as in "ember."
The name entered Anatolian use via Ottoman Turkish and remained popular into the Republican era, with steady mid-20th-century usage; it travels widely today through the Turkish and North African diasporas. Notable bearers include Turkish classical singer Emel Sayın and Tunisian artist Emel Mathlouthi. Cognates and close variants are Amal (Arabic, unisex) and Amaal (Arabic/Somali with a long vowel); the Turkish form Emel preserves a soft initial e. Related Turkish virtue names conveying hope or intent include Ümit ("hope") and Murat ("wish, desire").
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #78 | 5 | 1,799 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #113 | 124 | 3,559 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| TR | 0 | #157 | 16,097 | 19,440 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #173 | 5 | 2,769 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2012 | #186 | 2 | 1,395 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| Austria | 0 | #203 | 11 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #213 | 10 | 4,141 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #214 | 29 | 6,293 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #288 | 29 | 7,429 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #340 | 81 | 1,885 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #374 | 18 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #382 | 56 | 2,542 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #397 | 9 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #405 | 8 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #465 | 23 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #485 | 20 | 11,303 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #498 | 406 | 4,949 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #509 | 22 | 8,334 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #536 | 465 | 15,656 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #588 | 20 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #666 | 17 | 3,552 |
| SY | 0 | #681 | 48 | 11,684 | |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #698 | 192 | 15,035 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #722 | 17 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #778 | 178 | 5,933 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #796 | 34 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #844 | 35 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #901 | 35 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #967 | 28 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,094 | 18 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,104 | 73 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,107 | 22 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,403 | 44 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,451 | 21 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,592 | 23 | 28,008 |
Emel is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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