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Jamaal

Boy

Meaning of Jamaal: Arabic: 'beauty'

Jamaal 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 — 3943rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3943

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,587

First recorded 1970 · peak 1982

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 387 babies1982: 724 babies1983: 587 babies1984: 402 babies1985: 347 babies1986: 258 babies1987: 264 babies1988: 253 babies1989: 251 babies1990: 233 babies19901991: 255 babies1992: 228 babies1993: 193 babies1994: 178 babies1995: 144 babies1996: 135 babies1997: 112 babies1998: 116 babies1999: 122 babies2000: 110 babies20002001: 101 babies2002: 133 babies2003: 117 babies2004: 111 babies2005: 117 babies2006: 125 babies2007: 118 babies2008: 87 babies2009: 102 babies2010: 88 babies20102011: 75 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 66 babies2016: 71 babies2017: 70 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 48 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 38 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Jamaal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 724.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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