Jamael
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Jamael by the numbers
Jamael was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Jamael
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 Jamael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jamalhandsome or beautiful59 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jamelbeautiful; a form of Jamal104 in the US (2017)
- Jamaalhandsome; beautiful69 in the US (2017)
- Jameelbeautiful or handsome10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jamielbeautiful; handsome15 in the US (2017)
- Jamahlbeautiful; a form of jamal9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jamael
Names that are said the same way as Jamael, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jahmiel9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jamael
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