MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Amal mean?
Sanskrit amala, familiar in Bengali as Amal, means pure or spotless. Arabic عمل is a separate word for action or deed that also enters Urdu naming, so the two traditions give the same personal form different readings.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अमल
Conventional spelling
Bengali
অমল
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عمل
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Amal in Indian usage
27,941 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (95%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,394 records (5%).
- Recorded as male: 26,547 records (95%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 441 |
| 1950s | 1,138 |
| 1960s | 2,414 |
| 1970s | 3,345 |
| 1980s | 5,035 |
| 1990s | 15,372 |
| Other decades | 196 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 14,602 |
| Assam | 3,302 |
| Tripura | 3,189 |
| Bihar | 2,003 |
| Jharkhand | 1,417 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,218 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 425 |
| Uttarakhand | 316 |
| Delhi | 289 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 222 |
| Maharashtra | 137 |
| Meghalaya | 121 |
| Gujarat | 107 |
| Other states | 593 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Amal / F | 278 | 177 |
| Scotland | Amal / F | 12 | 284 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Amal; Table_6, C182 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Amal; Table_6, C182
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Amal; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Amal; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, amala, p. 81,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: عمل ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.