Jamal
Arabic jamal, meaning beauty or grace. It is also found as part of compound names such as Jamaluddin.
Jamal in 2025
Jamal was given to 169 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,474th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 19,617 babies born.
The history of Jamal
Jamal reached its highest point in 1993, when 1,253 babies were given the name, ranking 465th that year.
Across the 80 years of records since 1946, 33,501 babies have been named Jamal. Half of them were born before 1993, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Jamal by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jamal | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 | 7,188 |
| 1950s | 91 | 3,492 |
| 1960s | 580 | 1,072 |
| 1970s | 4,786 | 678 |
| 1980s | 7,289 | 483 |
| 1990s | 10,312 | 465 |
| 2000s | 5,898 | 716 |
| 2010s | 3,266 | 1,298 |
| 2020s | 1,268 | 1,823 |
Where Jamal is heading
Jamal has fallen 49% over the past decade, from 330 babies in 2015 to 169 in 2025.
Names like Jamal
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jamal.