Hope or labor
Amel is a name with dual roots. In Arabic, it is a unisex name meaning 'hope' or 'aspiration.' Separately, it exists as a Germanic variant related to the word 'amal,' meaning 'work' or 'labor,' which is the root of names like Amelia.
Less common today
Amel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,857 in 2001.
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US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
