Fun Facts About the Name Amil
- More than 1 thousand babies named Amil: U.S. records list 1,246 babies given the name Amil from 1880 through 2025. Even 264 girls received the name Amil - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Amil Mean?
Amil is an Arabic masculine name with two possible origins. One is ʿāmil (عامل), the active participle of ʿamila (عمل), "to work, to do." Its literal meaning is "worker, doer, one who acts," and in administrative contexts it can also mean "agent, factor, official." The other is āmil (آمل), the active participle of amala (أمل), "to hope." Its literal meaning is "hoping, hopeful, one who hopes." English transliteration usually drops the Arabic letters ʿayn (ع) and hamza (أ), so both words can be written as Amil. The name is not related to the similar-looking Hebrew name Amiel or the German and Scandinavian name Emil.
Amil Name History & Origins
The word ʿāmil had a long life in Islamic administration. In early Islamic states, an ʿāmil could be a governor, a provincial official, or a collector of zakat (the obligatory alms). The personal name Amil is one use of this word. It spread with Arabic and Islam into other languages and communities, and it is found in Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Urdu-speaking Muslim naming traditions. The āmil "hopeful" derivation belongs to the same Arabic vocabulary as Amal ("hope"), but it is a separate word in Arabic script. Because the two Arabic words look identical in English transliteration, the intended meaning for a particular bearer is not always documented; the name can therefore be described as either "worker" or "hopeful."
How Popular is the Name Amil?
Amil recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2000. Its best rank was #971 in 1886.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #15,388 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #15,327 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,583 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,563 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #16,595 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,727 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #9,151 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #12,356 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,706 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #8,555 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #8,743 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #7,528 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #8,754 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,814 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #5,459 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #3,636 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #2,943 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1999 | #9,532 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,389 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,871 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #4,312 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #3,229 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #3,102 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2021 | #3,818 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #2,928 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #4,487 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #4,929 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,709 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #4,334 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #4,723 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,074 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #4,323 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #5,494 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #4,230 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #6,052 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,823 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #5,780 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,669 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,804 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,658 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #5,829 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #4,619 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #6,107 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,685 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,055 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #4,547 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #5,859 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #6,639 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,164 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,678 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,671 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #7,309 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,157 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #5,646 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #3,974 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #6,763 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,587 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,937 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,310 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #5,553 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #3,818 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #3,866 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,872 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,619 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,463 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,574 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,054 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,009 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1950 | #3,336 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,330 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,745 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #2,405 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,585 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,125 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,188 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,186 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,564 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,538 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #3,302 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,374 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,401 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,035 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,989 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #2,523 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #2,415 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1926 | #3,716 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #2,598 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #3,888 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #2,454 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #1,829 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1921 | #2,063 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #1,698 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1919 | #2,390 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #1,540 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1917 | #2,284 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1916 | #2,048 | 14 | 0.0016% |
| 1915 | #2,072 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1914 | #2,276 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #2,833 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,283 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1886 | #971 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Amil Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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