Jamal is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jamal means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jamal across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jamal has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jamal is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “beauty”. From the Arabic word jamal.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 33,501 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,551 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 50 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 65 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 Jamal per year, United States (1946 to 2025). United States peaked in 1993 (1,253/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (139/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2009 (11/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (10/yr).
Jamal has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1993, when it ranked #465 nationally (given to 1,253 babies that year).
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