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Jaleel

Boy

Meaning of Jaleel: Arabic: 'great' or 'revered'

Jaleel 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 — 1972nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1972

77 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,930

First recorded 1971 · peak 1994

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 144 babies1992: 205 babies1993: 158 babies1994: 255 babies1995: 244 babies1996: 204 babies1997: 205 babies1998: 188 babies1999: 167 babies2000: 155 babies20002001: 107 babies2002: 72 babies2003: 141 babies2004: 178 babies2005: 133 babies2006: 98 babies2007: 111 babies2008: 136 babies2009: 163 babies2010: 156 babies20102011: 143 babies2012: 157 babies2013: 124 babies2014: 109 babies2015: 98 babies2016: 99 babies2017: 106 babies2018: 89 babies2019: 108 babies2020: 89 babies20202021: 104 babies2022: 98 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 60 babies2025: 77 babies
US babies named Jaleel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 255.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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