Amela
Amela is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Arabic name Amal (أمال) which means "hope."
Meaning & Origin of Amela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amela is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Arabic name Amal (أمال) which means "hope."
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The Story of Amela
Amela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 22 Amelas were born — ranking #5,486 that year. As of 2026, Amela ranks #7,969 for baby girls with 12 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 480 Amelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amela
Amela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 480 births in the dataset. Amela's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,486. Use the chart and map above to compare Amela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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