Amal
given name · Latin script
Meaning: The name Amal is of Hebrew origin and means 'labor' or 'toil'
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/əˈmɑɫ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Amal is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Egypt than in any other country, where it is the 84th most common given name.
- TNTunisia≈1 in 479(inferred from the name graph)
- MAMorocco≈1 in 482
- SASaudi Arabia≈1 in 780
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Egypt (inferred from the name graph)
- 4 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 319 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 479 (inferred from the name graph)
≈110,000 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Tunisia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
The name Amal is of Hebrew origin and means 'labor' or 'toil'. In the Bible, Amal is a man from the tribe of Asher, noted in the genealogical records as a son of Helem. The name can suggest industriousness and hard work.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Amal, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Amal counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG Egypt | #84 | ≈110,000 est. | ≈1 in 926 | — | Amal | 127 |
| MA Morocco | #52 | ≈74,000 est. | ≈1 in 482 | — | Amal | 128 |
| SA Saudi Arabia | #51 | ≈44,000 est. | ≈1 in 780 | — | Amal | 156 |
| TN Tunisia | #21 | ≈24,000 est. | ≈1 in 479 | 1.7K | Amal | 68 |
| SY Syria | #80 | ≈22,000 est. | ≈1 in 883 | — | Amal | 36 |
| AE United Arab Emirates | #27 | ≈13,000 est. | ≈1 in 786 | — | Amal | 139 |
| US United States | — | 9,015 | 1 in 37K | 8.3K | Amal | 319 |
| KW Kuwait | #45 | ≈3,800 est. | ≈1 in 796 | — | Amal | 81 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; INS Tunisia — Les prénoms des nouveau-nés les plus populaires (2022). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Amal is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The name Amal is derived from the Hebrew root 'amal' (עמל), meaning 'toil,' 'labor,' or 'trouble'.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Amal's inclusion in the biblical genealogies serves to document the lineage of the tribe of Asher, highlighting the importance of tribal and family heritage in ancient Israelite society. His name, though belonging to a minor figure, is part of the comprehensive record that underscores God's covenant faithfulness to all the tribes of Israel.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In Arabic, hope, expectation; sing. of Amaal JULI. See Raja ela.,, hope
as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names
In German, possibly an extension of AM; refers to the Ostrogothic Amal royal house.
as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
In Arabic, hope; reflects parental hopes/philosophy
as a nameAfrican Muslim Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Amal Kumar Raychaudhurib. 1923INperson (1923-2005)
- Amal Nasser ad-Dinb. 1928ILIsraeli druze politician
- Amal Duttab. 1930INIndian footballer (1930-2016)
- Amal Syamb. 1962PSPalestinian politician
- Amal Bedjaouib. 1963DZAlgerian film director
- Amal Ayouchb. 1966MAMoroccan pharmacist and actress
- Amal Kenawyb. 1974EGEgyptian visual artist (1974–2012)
- Amal Clooneyb. 1978LBLebanese-British-French barrister and human right activist
- Amal El-Mohtarb. 1984CACanadian poet and speculative fiction writer
- Amal Khalilb. 1984LBLebanese journalist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 95 sources across 51 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 8.3K | #2,632 |
| TN Tunisia | INS Tunisia — Les prénoms des nouveau-nés les plus populaires (2022) | 2000 | 1.7K | #6 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 685 | #2,632 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 181 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 16 | — |
Reference works 8
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- Ismlar.com — Uzbek given-name dictionary (meanings, gender, origin)
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Amal?
- A machine transcription gives /əˈmɑɫ/ (IPA) for Arabic.
- Is Amal a male or female name?
- Amal is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- Where does the name Amal come from?
- The name Amal is of Hebrew origin and means 'labor' or 'toil'. In the Bible, Amal is a man from the tribe of Asher, noted in the genealogical records as a son of Helem. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- What does the name Amal mean?
- Recorded meaning: The name Amal is of Hebrew origin and means 'labor' or 'toil'.
- In which country does Amal have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 112 thousand people named Amal in Egypt, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled amal.
- How common is the name Amal?
- In the United States, the national register counted 9,015 people named Amal in 2020, about 1 in 37 thousand residents.
- How common is Amal compared with other names?
- In Egypt, Amal is the 84th most common given name of 107,792 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Amal?
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/amalThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Amal” — the 84th most common given name in Egypt. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.