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Origin & history of Amala1
Indian / Malayalam / Sanskrit / Tamil roots
Amala comes from the Indian / Malayalam / Sanskrit / Tamil tradition, meaning The Purest One.
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How popular is Amala?
2023
peak year
Amala first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1991. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 28 babies received the name (ranked #4746). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8049), with roughly 16 babies named Amala each year. Amala has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 310 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
28
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,746)
(ranked #4,746)
16
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
160
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
310
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Amala1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
A1
M4
A1
L3
A1
Sum: 10 → Life path 1
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Personality of Amala🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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