Arabic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “beauty”
From Arabic جَمَال (jamāl, “beauty”).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: JamalCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Jamal is a unisex given name documented in English, Arabic, Turkish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic جَمَال, with the stated meaning “beauty”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Jamal (English), Jamal (English), Jamâl (st-8af4753fe1)
Meaning: “beauty”
From Arabic جَمَال (jamāl, “beauty”).
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United States, 2025: 169 boys (rank 1196). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Jamal
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | observed |
| 1947 | 5 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 6 | 3,329 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 3,373 | observed |
| 1953 | 6 | 3,425 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 7 | 3,216 | observed |
| 1957 | 15 | 2,093 | observed |
| 1958 | 18 | 1,896 | observed |
| 1959 | 28 | 1,501 | observed |
| 1960 | 20 | 1,812 | observed |
| 1961 | 23 | 1,686 | observed |
| 1962 | 24 | 1,625 | observed |
| 1963 | 26 | 1,548 | observed |
| 1964 | 23 | 1,655 | observed |
| 1965 | 22 | 1,669 | observed |
| 1966 | 37 | 1,237 | observed |
| 1967 | 40 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1968 | 88 | 788 | observed |
| 1969 | 255 | 479 | observed |
| 1970 | 284 | 477 | observed |
| 1971 | 414 | 398 | observed |
| 1972 | 434 | 377 | observed |
| 1973 | 418 | 376 | observed |
| 1974 | 458 | 359 | observed |
| 1975 | 469 | 357 | observed |
| 1976 | 552 | 320 | observed |
| 1977 | 583 | 319 | observed |
| 1978 | 553 | 317 | observed |
| 1979 | 526 | 343 | observed |
| 1980 | 581 | 327 | observed |
| 1981 | 523 | 343 | observed |
| 1982 | 561 | 335 | observed |
| 1983 | 466 | 374 | observed |
| 1984 | 517 | 353 | observed |
| 1985 | 620 | 323 | observed |
| 1986 | 807 | 269 | observed |
| 1987 | 988 | 237 | observed |
| 1988 | 1,020 | 237 | observed |
| 1989 | 1,104 | 239 | observed |
| 1990 | 1,112 | 247 | observed |
| 1991 | 1,112 | 249 | observed |
| 1992 | 1,196 | 240 | observed |
| 1993 | 1,245 | 233 | observed |
| 1994 | 1,231 | 240 | observed |
| 1995 | 1,059 | 266 | observed |
| 1996 | 988 | 282 | observed |
| 1997 | 835 | 317 | observed |
| 1998 | 689 | 372 | observed |
| 1999 | 798 | 335 | observed |
| 2000 | 726 | 365 | observed |
| 2001 | 786 | 346 | observed |
| 2002 | 726 | 363 | observed |
| 2003 | 655 | 398 | observed |
| 2004 | 589 | 442 | observed |
| 2005 | 553 | 463 | observed |
| 2006 | 514 | 504 | observed |
| 2007 | 483 | 532 | observed |
| 2008 | 456 | 567 | observed |
| 2009 | 410 | 613 | observed |
| 2010 | 407 | 609 | observed |
| 2011 | 351 | 673 | observed |
| 2012 | 345 | 690 | observed |
| 2013 | 303 | 751 | observed |
| 2014 | 306 | 766 | observed |
| 2015 | 330 | 739 | observed |
| 2016 | 353 | 702 | observed |
| 2017 | 308 | 761 | observed |
| 2018 | 305 | 768 | observed |
| 2019 | 258 | 859 | observed |
| 2020 | 245 | 910 | observed |
| 2021 | 267 | 868 | observed |
| 2022 | 201 | 1,084 | observed |
| 2023 | 211 | 1,034 | observed |
| 2024 | 175 | 1,181 | observed |
| 2025 | 169 | 1,196 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Jamal” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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