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Jahlil

Boy

Meaning of Jahlil: Arabic: 'great or exalted'

Jahlil is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2526th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2526

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,468

First recorded 1986 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 54 babies1994: 43 babies1995: 43 babies1996: 51 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 61 babies1999: 64 babies2000: 73 babies20002001: 67 babies2002: 73 babies2003: 67 babies2004: 78 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 55 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 77 babies2009: 76 babies2010: 79 babies20102011: 71 babies2012: 79 babies2013: 82 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 109 babies2016: 112 babies2017: 98 babies2018: 98 babies2019: 91 babies2020: 95 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 66 babies2023: 65 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Jahlil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 112.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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