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A name. A world of connections.
“handsome or beautiful”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Jamil is a masculine given name documented in English, German, Italian and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic جميل. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “handsome or beautiful”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Jamil (English)
Meaning: “handsome or beautiful”
Borrowed from Arabic جميل (jamīl).
02 / Across borders
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10 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 48 boys (rank 2676). 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: Jamil
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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 | 5 | 3,763 | observed |
| 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 5 | 3,668 | observed |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 8 | 2,964 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 6 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1958 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1959 | 5 | 3,988 | observed |
| 1960 | 7 | 3,337 | observed |
| 1961 | 10 | 2,706 | observed |
| 1962 | 10 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1963 | 11 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1964 | 18 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1965 | 23 | 1,625 | observed |
| 1966 | 17 | 1,891 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 1,906 | observed |
| 1968 | 28 | 1,478 | observed |
| 1969 | 21 | 1,810 | observed |
| 1970 | 49 | 1,178 | observed |
| 1971 | 46 | 1,214 | observed |
| 1972 | 50 | 1,149 | observed |
| 1973 | 55 | 1,093 | observed |
| 1974 | 85 | 867 | observed |
| 1975 | 93 | 861 | observed |
| 1976 | 140 | 700 | observed |
| 1977 | 147 | 701 | observed |
| 1978 | 157 | 669 | observed |
| 1979 | 153 | 691 | observed |
| 1980 | 158 | 690 | observed |
| 1981 | 139 | 735 | observed |
| 1982 | 150 | 712 | observed |
| 1983 | 143 | 721 | observed |
| 1984 | 117 | 808 | observed |
| 1985 | 142 | 746 | observed |
| 1986 | 151 | 738 | observed |
| 1987 | 157 | 729 | observed |
| 1988 | 141 | 798 | observed |
| 1989 | 169 | 758 | observed |
| 1990 | 189 | 741 | observed |
| 1991 | 214 | 691 | observed |
| 1992 | 193 | 744 | observed |
| 1993 | 174 | 801 | observed |
| 1994 | 199 | 742 | observed |
| 1995 | 161 | 853 | observed |
| 1996 | 159 | 868 | observed |
| 1997 | 151 | 906 | observed |
| 1998 | 146 | 953 | observed |
| 1999 | 149 | 966 | observed |
| 2000 | 193 | 829 | observed |
| 2001 | 186 | 863 | observed |
| 2002 | 171 | 939 | observed |
| 2003 | 164 | 975 | observed |
| 2004 | 164 | 1,007 | observed |
| 2005 | 157 | 1,053 | observed |
| 2006 | 141 | 1,190 | observed |
| 2007 | 169 | 1,083 | observed |
| 2008 | 164 | 1,115 | observed |
| 2009 | 156 | 1,160 | observed |
| 2010 | 143 | 1,232 | observed |
| 2011 | 134 | 1,279 | observed |
| 2012 | 106 | 1,514 | observed |
| 2013 | 89 | 1,675 | observed |
| 2014 | 108 | 1,492 | observed |
| 2015 | 110 | 1,502 | observed |
| 2016 | 91 | 1,706 | observed |
| 2017 | 95 | 1,661 | observed |
| 2018 | 92 | 1,707 | observed |
| 2019 | 86 | 1,790 | observed |
| 2020 | 64 | 2,167 | observed |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,000 | observed |
| 2022 | 69 | 2,136 | observed |
| 2023 | 75 | 2,014 | observed |
| 2024 | 58 | 2,393 | observed |
| 2025 | 48 | 2,676 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Jamil” 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
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
41st Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
Iraqi poet and philosopher (1863–1936)
Syrian politician (1893–1960)
Azerbaijani politician and historian
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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
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
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
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
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
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
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
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
