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Jalil

Boy

Meaning of Jalil: Arabic: 'important' or 'exalted'

Jalil is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 3680th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3680

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,915

First recorded 1974 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 61 babies1990: 37 babies19901991: 76 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 58 babies1994: 71 babies1995: 83 babies1996: 93 babies1997: 90 babies1998: 78 babies1999: 100 babies2000: 113 babies20002001: 109 babies2002: 108 babies2003: 83 babies2004: 108 babies2005: 111 babies2006: 86 babies2007: 106 babies2008: 94 babies2009: 93 babies2010: 82 babies20102011: 94 babies2012: 77 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 69 babies2017: 51 babies2018: 52 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 35 babies2024: 24 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Jalil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 113.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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