Hemal
Hamal,, is a star in the northern zodiacal constellation of Aries. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Arietis, which is Latinized from α Arietis and abbreviated Alpha Ari or α Ari. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.0. Hamal is the brightest star in the constellation and, on average, the 50th-brightest star in the night sky.
Meaning & Origin of Hemal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hamal,, is a star in the northern zodiacal constellation of Aries. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Arietis, which is Latinized from α Arietis and abbreviated Alpha Ari or α Ari. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.0. Hamal is the brightest star in the constellation and, on average, the 50th-brightest star in the night sky.
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The Story of Hemal
The earliest SSA record of Hemal as a baby boy name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Hemal — #5,165 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Hemal on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Hemal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Hemal
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hemal is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hummel
- Huml
- Hummell
- Hml
- Himmel
- Hemel
- Himel
- Hemmel
- Hamel
- Hamil
- Hamill
- Hammel
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hemal
Hemal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 31 births in the dataset. Hemal's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #5,165. Use the chart and map above to compare Hemal'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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