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Amal Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Amal?

In 2018 the uncommon name Amal, ranked the 1,254th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Amal would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1254 was reached for the first time this year with 183 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Amal in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1966.

Approximately during the years 1971-1977, 1983-1987, 1988-1992, 1997-2001, and 2009-2017 the name Amal took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Amal has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Amal has steadily increased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Amal has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Amal?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Amal is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Amal (Girl)Amal (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 183 1,254 7 9,671
2017 173 1,335 9 8,155
2016 136 1,609 8 8,855
2015 117 1,778 13 6,328
2014 86 2,189 5 12,182
2013 69 2,564 9 8,134
2012 82 2,285 < 5 --
2011 63 2,764 8 8,791
2010 53 3,123 < 5 --
2009 63 2,800 5 12,572
2008 70 2,630 10 7,714
2007 84 2,292 12 6,637
2006 60 2,886 9 8,021
2005 68 2,527 5 11,546
2004 72 2,367 14 5,504
2003 93 1,945 12 5,890
2002 59 2,606 16 4,709
2001 97 1,819 9 6,947
2000 71 2,211 8 7,455
1999 58 2,471 12 5,331
1998 64 2,222 13 4,884
1997 53 2,451 10 5,659
1996 61 2,209 9 5,994
1995 57 2,311 5 8,928
1994 45 2,702 7 6,993
1993 42 2,826 9 5,780
1992 59 2,240 7 6,694
1991 41 2,845 5 8,270
1990 46 2,571 6 7,207
1989 46 2,479 9 5,176
1988 37 2,804 6 6,451
1987 37 2,659 < 5 --
1986 35 2,730 6 5,950
1985 25 3,421 5 6,562
1984 28 3,070 < 5 --
1983 16 4,482 8 4,513
1982 27 3,174 < 5 --
1981 31 2,851 6 5,499
1980 23 3,510 < 5 --
1979 27 3,078 < 5 --
1978 15 4,463 7 4,569
1977 24 3,178 < 5 --
1976 16 3,968 < 5 --
1975 18 3,637 < 5 --
1974 16 3,867 < 5 --
1973 10 5,203 < 5 --
1972 14 4,095 < 5 --
1971 7 6,631 < 5 --
1970 15 3,875 7 3,857
1969 9 5,055 < 5 --
1968 7 5,650 < 5 --
1967 7 5,463 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.