Unisex name · since 1914
Amel
Amel has 630 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,862 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 630
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amel currently ranks #8296 among unisex names in America, with 630 babies recorded since 1914.
Amel has 630 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8296 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #6,862 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,296 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 630 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amel ranks #6,862 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,296 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 630 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,862 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 630
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amel's 630 recorded births place it above 84.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Amel compares
630 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Amel's all-time total is 71% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 630 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amel's full recorded timeline at 1994, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Amel popularity over time - girls
476 total births recorded since 1973 (Amel as girls' name)
Amel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Amel's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Amel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (25% of all-time use).
How Amel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amel's total volume
Amel by state
Where Amel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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What to do with Amel's data
- Amel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Amels (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Amel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Amel 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.