Jamaal is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jamaal means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jamaal across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jamaal has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jamaal is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “beauty”. A variant spelling of Jamal.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,587 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 422 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 Jamaal per year, United States (1970 to 2025). United States peaked in 1982 (724/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (30/yr).
Jamaal has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1982, when it ranked #619 nationally (given to 724 babies that year).
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