Jahmel
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Jahmel by the numbers
Jahmel was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Jahmel
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jahmel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jahmel
Names that are said the same way as Jahmel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jamalhandsome or beautiful59 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jamilbeautiful, handsome, graceful94 in the US (2017)
- Jamaalhandsome; beautiful69 in the US (2017)
- Jameelbeautiful or handsome10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jamahlbeautiful; a form of jamal9 in the US (2017)
- Jamallbeautiful or handsome; a form of Jamal8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jahmel
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