Unisex name · since 1962
Amal
Amal has 4,141 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,243 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,141
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amal is the #1243 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,141 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Amal recorded 4,141 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #1243 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #2,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,243 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,141 born since 1962
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amal ranks #2,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,243 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,141 born since 1962, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,243 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,141
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amal's 4,141 recorded births place it above 95.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amal compares
4,141 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amal's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,141 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amal splits its recorded history at 1995: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 241 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amal popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Amal popularity over time - boys
372 total births recorded since 1970 (Amal as boys' name)
Amal by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,230 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Amal's strongest decade.
1,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Amal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 163
1970s
163 births
- 1980s 306
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
526 births
- 2000s
2000s
738 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,142 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,230 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,230 births (30% of all-time use).
How Amal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amal's total volume
Amal by state
Where Amal concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 492 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 406 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 316 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 261 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 244 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 189 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 139 | 3.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 134 | 3.2% |
492 of 4,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Amal appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amal's data
- New York records the most Amals (492 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.