Amal is an Arabic name that means "hope" or "aspiration", and it is used for girls throughout the Arab world and for boys in some regions. Human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney made it familiar to Americans after her marriage to George Clooney in 2014. In the United States Amal rose from number 2,213 in 2000 to a best rank of number 1,045 in 2021 and stands at number 1,241 in 2025.