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Jamal

Boy

Meaning of Jamal: Arabic: 'beauty'

Jamal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1199th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 757th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1199

169 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#757

45 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

33,501

First recorded 1946 · peak 1993

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 531 babies1982: 575 babies1983: 474 babies1984: 527 babies1985: 627 babies1986: 818 babies1987: 996 babies1988: 1,034 babies1989: 1,113 babies1990: 1,124 babies19901991: 1,112 babies1992: 1,203 babies1993: 1,253 babies1994: 1,231 babies1995: 1,066 babies1996: 995 babies1997: 835 babies1998: 689 babies1999: 804 babies2000: 726 babies20002001: 786 babies2002: 726 babies2003: 655 babies2004: 589 babies2005: 553 babies2006: 514 babies2007: 483 babies2008: 456 babies2009: 410 babies2010: 407 babies20102011: 351 babies2012: 345 babies2013: 303 babies2014: 306 babies2015: 330 babies2016: 353 babies2017: 308 babies2018: 305 babies2019: 258 babies2020: 245 babies20202021: 267 babies2022: 201 babies2023: 211 babies2024: 175 babies2025: 169 babies
US babies named Jamal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,253.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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