boy's name
Amaël
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 3,098
France
#209
2025 births
Amaël is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 255 babies in France, ranking #209. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 280 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 2,312 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1972.
Amaël over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 55 |
| 1980s | 185 |
| 1990s | 215 |
| 2000s | 500 |
| 2010s | 880 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,155 |
How popular is Amaël?
In 2025, Amaël was given to 255 babies in France, ranking #209 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Amaël is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Amaël is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Amael | Amael is Amaël without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #1,378. | 1,323 |
Names that peaked alongside Amaël
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amaël also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amaël over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amaël
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amaël — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amaël
Is Amaël a girl's or a boy's name?
Amaël is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Amaël most popular?
Amaël peaked in 2025, when 280 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amaël a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amaël currently ranks #209 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.