Jamel is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jamel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jamel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jamel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jamel is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “beautiful, handsome”. A variant of Jamal.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,592 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 200 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 Jamel per year, United States (1950 to 2025). United States peaked in 1988 (373/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (19/yr).
Jamel is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1988, when it ranked #1,039 nationally (given to 373 babies that year).
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