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Jamel

Boy

Meaning of Jamel: Arabic: 'handsome'

Jamel 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 — 2707th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2707

46 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

11,592

First recorded 1950 · peak 1988

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 246 babies1982: 297 babies1983: 331 babies1984: 299 babies1985: 316 babies1986: 344 babies1987: 343 babies1988: 373 babies1989: 352 babies1990: 370 babies19901991: 358 babies1992: 314 babies1993: 295 babies1994: 306 babies1995: 236 babies1996: 252 babies1997: 208 babies1998: 214 babies1999: 237 babies2000: 201 babies20002001: 191 babies2002: 218 babies2003: 205 babies2004: 182 babies2005: 207 babies2006: 194 babies2007: 205 babies2008: 182 babies2009: 205 babies2010: 178 babies20102011: 149 babies2012: 141 babies2013: 139 babies2014: 103 babies2015: 121 babies2016: 104 babies2017: 105 babies2018: 88 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 82 babies20202021: 83 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 55 babies2024: 46 babies2025: 46 babies
US babies named Jamel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 373.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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