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Amiel

Meaning Borrowed from French Amiel, itself from Occitan Gender Boy · 5% girls Rank 2025 #2,645 Trend ↑ Rising 83%

Borrowed from French Amiel, itself from Occitan.

Rank 2025
#2,645
among boys · ↑962 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Amiel · +58% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,859
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
49 babies
All-time total
1,313
#4,446 all-time among boys
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Amiel popularity over time

1,313 babies have been named Amiel since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 5 5 1 – #1,072
1900s – 5 5 1 0% #1,241
1910s – 90 90 9 +1700% #1,681
1920s – 75 75 8 -17% #2,062
1930s – 33 33 3 -56% #2,963
1940s – 31 31 3 -6% #2,665
1950s – 57 57 6 +84% #2,200
1960s – 55 55 6 -4% #2,785
1970s – 74 74 7 +35% #2,895
1980s – 79 79 8 +7% #3,076
1990s – 114 114 11 +44% #3,665
2000s 40 208 248 25 +118% #3,727
2010s 17 221 238 24 -4% #3,532
2020s (to 2025) 5 204 209 35 +46% #2,645

Where Amiel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 70 0.04 outside top 500
2030 74 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Amiel

Amiel is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,645 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 1,313 American babies have been named Amiel. Its peak came in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amiel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amiel?

The median living Amiel is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 34. An estimated 1,100 people named Amiel are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amiel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 49 #2,645
2024 – – 31 #3,607
2023 – – 32 #3,569
2022 5 #15,467 41 #3,006
2021 – – 30 #3,654
2020 – – 21 #4,547
2019 – – 28 #3,799
2018 – – 15 #5,786
2017 – – 21 #4,600
2016 – – 18 #5,137
2015 6 #14,637 20 #4,724
2014 5 #16,711 22 #4,397
2013 – – 24 #4,068
2012 – – 30 #3,532
2011 6 #14,941 16 #5,444
2010 – – 27 #3,815
2009 11 #10,024 28 #3,727
2008 9 #11,665 27 #3,830
2007 9 #11,694 22 #4,381
2006 5 #17,359 26 #3,787
2005 – – 18 #4,635
2004 – – 14 #5,510
2003 – – 19 #4,285
2002 6 #13,721 21 #3,917
2001 – – 16 #4,688
2000 – – 17 #4,399
1995 – – 11 #5,137
1990 – – 6 #7,215
1985 – – 13 #3,407
1980 – – 11 #3,626
1975 – – 8 #3,958
1970 – – 11 #2,895
1965 – – 9 #2,785
1960 – – 9 #2,876
1955 – – 7 #3,208
1950 – – 7 #3,031
1945 – – 6 #3,000
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 7 #2,963
1930 – – 8 #3,034
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,312
1915 – – 16 #1,788
1910 – – – –
1905 – – 5 #1,241
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amiel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amiel?

The median living Amiel is about 18 years old. Half of all living Amiels are between 8 and 34 years old.

How many people named Amiel are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Amiel are alive in the United States, based on 1,313 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amiel mean?

Borrowed from French Amiel, itself from Occitan.

How popular is the name Amiel in 2025?

Amiel ranked #2,645 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amiel?

1,313 babies have been named Amiel in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amiel most popular?

Amiel peaked in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Amiel a boy or girl name?

Amiel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amiel rising or falling?

Amiel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amiel become more popular?

Amiel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 boys named Amiel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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