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.

rarermore common
  • 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)

≈110,000 people, est.

4 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
319 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 479 (inferred from the name graph)

Tunisia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

AmalLatin(measured from records)
АмальCyrillic(measured from records)
ΑμαλGreek(measured from records)
ამალGeorgian(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.

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.

Where Amal is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
EG Egypt#84≈110,000 est.≈1 in 926—Amal127
MA Morocco#52≈74,000 est.≈1 in 482—Amal128
SA Saudi Arabia#51≈44,000 est.≈1 in 780—Amal156
TN Tunisia#21≈24,000 est.≈1 in 4791.7KAmal68
SY Syria#80≈22,000 est.≈1 in 883—Amal36
AE United Arab Emirates#27≈13,000 est.≈1 in 786—Amal139
US United States—9,0151 in 37K8.3KAmal319
KW Kuwait#45≈3,800 est.≈1 in 796—Amal81

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 names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Amal is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Āmāl, Amāl

  • Indonesian given name18 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Morocco

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay

    Also written A'Mal, 'Amal, Amàl, Ãmâl, Ãmãl

  • Swahili given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Sweden, Türkiye

    Also written Âmâl

  • Polish given name8 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, United States, Netherlands, India

    Also written Àmàl, Ãmäl, Åmāl, Àmäl, Amăl

53 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

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)

19201940196019802000Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, b. 1923Amal Nasser ad-Din, b. 1928Amal Dutta, b. 1930Amal Syam, b. 1962Amal Bedjaoui, b. 1963Amal Ayouch, b. 1966Amal Kenawy, b. 1974Amal Clooney, b. 1978Amal El-Mohtar, b. 1984Amal Khalil, b. 1984

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)

Informalمرحباً Amal،Hi Amal, (English)

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.

Official registers attesting Amal
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20208.3K#2,632
TN TunisiaINS Tunisia — Les prénoms des nouveau-nés les plus populaires (2022)20001.7K#6
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020685#2,632
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)2025181—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202516—

Reference works 8

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

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.
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.
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.

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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.

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