Is Amel a boy or girl name?

Amel is a unisex name. Of the 1,106 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 43.0% were girls and 57.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Amel

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Amel was most popular in 2000, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,461 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,106 people named Amel.

Amel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amel’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amel is a unisex name — 43.0% of the 1,106 Americans given it were girls and 57.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 57% girls and 43% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org