Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- great; revered
Revered; adjective variant of Jalal (which is in turn an adverb) - Persian
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jalil
Pronunciation
j(a)-lil
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #1196, 113 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3757, 29 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #15348, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | – |
| 2024 | 24 | – |
| 2023 | 35 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | – |
| 2021 | 46 | – |
| 2020 | 64 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | – |
| 2018 | 52 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | – |
| 2016 | 69 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2728, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #543, 97 births); most recent 2023 (rank #959, 39 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2021 | 71 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2015 | 73 |
| 2014 | 77 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence