Jaleel is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jaleel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jaleel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jaleel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jaleel is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “great, majestic”. An Arabic name from a divine attribute meaning sublime.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,930 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 60 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jaleel per year, United States (1971 to 2025). United States peaked in 1994 (255/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (6/yr).
Jaleel is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1994, when it ranked #1,429 nationally (given to 255 babies that year).
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