Amiral

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Obsolete form of admiral

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/æmɪɹæl/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Amiral is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Algeria than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • CMCameroon≈1 in 108K(inferred from the name graph)
  • DZAlgeria≈1 in 134K
  • MAMorocco≈1 in 198K

carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Algeria (inferred from the name graph)

≈320 people, est.

Sources
28 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 108K (inferred from the name graph)

Cameroon, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Obsolete form of admiral.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Amiral 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 Amiral is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DZ Algeria≈320 est.≈1 in 134K—Amiral5
CM Cameroon≈260 est.≈1 in 108K—Amiral1
MA Morocco≈180 est.≈1 in 198K—Amiral6
FR France≈87 est.≈1 in 779K1—1
US United States≈75 est.≈1 in 4.4MlistedAmiral28
GA Gabon≈10 est.≈1 in 217K1——

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: the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register; Ministere de l'Interieur — 2025 candidate lists (local + legislative); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). 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)

Amiral is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name8 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Cameroon, United States

    Also written Amirãl, Ãmįral, Ámîral, Àmîràl, Amiràl

  • Spanish given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Philippines, Argentina

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Ámiral, Āmïrãl, Amirâl, Amiràl, Ẵḿiřăļ

  • Hindi given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Ãmïräl

34 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)

Amiral is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In enm, emir (a Muslim military commander, governor, or prince)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In fro, admiral (military officer)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Romanian, AMIRÁL, amirali, s. m. I. Cel mai mare grad în marina militară, corespunzător gradului de general-colonel din armata terestră; persoană care poartă acest grad. II. Fluture de zi, mare, foarte frumos colorat, ale cărui larve trăiesc pe urzici (Vanessa atalanta).

    as a wordDEX online (dexonline.ro) - DEX '96 / DEX '98 definitions with etymology

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.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 6 countries.

Official registers attesting Amiral
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198111—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)197110—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19514—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19413—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19213—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19612—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19312—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)18912—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19911—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19011—
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.)———
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1911——

Reference works 2

  • Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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

What does the name Amiral mean, and where does it come from?
Obsolete form of admiral. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Amiral?
A machine transcription gives /æmɪɹæl/ (IPA) for English.
Is Amiral a male or female name?
Amiral is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Amiral have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 321 people named Amiral in Algeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled amiral.
How common is the name Amiral?
Mondonomo estimates about 320 people in Algeria have Amiral as their first given name, about 1 in 134 thousand residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.

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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, “Amiral”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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