What origin is the name Amal?

Amal comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Amal a popular name?

Amal is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Amal does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Amal?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Amal — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Amal?

Amal starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Amal

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Amal

Amal

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Amal is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "Pure; bright, clean, pure; unblemished; pure; bright, clean, pure; hope, wish; hope, aspiration; hope; aspiration; as pure as white; unblemished; hope; aspiration", Rashi Mesh.

The meaning of Amal is "Pure; bright, clean, pure; unblemished; pure; bright, clean, pure; hope, wish; hope, aspiration; hope; aspiration; as pure as white; unblemished; hope; aspiration" — a unisex name of sanskrit origin. At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: अमल
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Pure; bright, clean, pure; unblemished; pure; bright, clean, pure; hope, wish; hope, aspiration; hope; aspiration; as pure as white; unblemished; hope; aspiration

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अमल

Quick answers about Amal

Very rare in US records

What does Amal mean?

Amal is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Pure; bright, clean, pure; unblemished; pure; bright, clean, pure; hope, wish; hope, aspiration; hope; aspiration; as pure as white; unblemished; hope; aspiration".

Is Amal a rare name?

Yes. Amal does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Amal

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 9

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.

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Names with a similar meaning to Amal

Amal means "Pure; bright, clean, pure; unblemished; pure; bright, clean, pure; hope, wish; hope, aspiration; hope; aspiration; as pure as white; unblemished; hope; aspiration" — these names share that spirit.