Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Handsome.
Handsome
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jamal
Pronunciation
j(a)-mal
Famous People
NFL player Jamal Lewis, Basketball player Jamal Crawford, Rapper/Actor/Comedian Jamal Woolard, Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #233, 1,245 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1196, 169 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #4148, 15 births); most recent 1999 (rank #12682, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | – |
| 2024 | 175 | – |
| 2023 | 211 | – |
| 2022 | 201 | – |
| 2021 | 267 | – |
| 2020 | 244 | – |
| 2019 | 258 | – |
| 2018 | 305 | – |
| 2017 | 308 | – |
| 2016 | 353 | – |
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 1996 (rank #220, 139 births); most recent 2025 (rank #628, 59 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2023 | 57 |
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2016 | 66 |
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 1982 (rank #232, 169 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1011, 36 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 36 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2014 | 19 |
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
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #337, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #626, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #352, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #438, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #606, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence