Jamil is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jamil means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jamil across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jamil has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jamil is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “handsome, beautiful”. A common Arabic name meaning beautiful.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,735 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 668 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 Jamil per year, United States (1931 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (222/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2004 (46/yr).
Jamil is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #1,539 nationally (given to 222 babies that year).
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