Jamal
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning handsome or beautiful.
How Jamal has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #738 |
| 2016 | #702 |
| 2017 | #761 |
| 2018 | #768 |
| 2019 | #860 |
| 2020 | #915 |
| 2021 | #868 |
Jamal by the numbers
In 2025, 59 babies in England and Wales were named Jamal. In the US, 308 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,245 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jamal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jamelbeautiful; a form of Jamal104 in the US (2017)
- Jamilbeautiful, handsome, graceful94 in the US (2017)
- Jamaalhandsome; beautiful69 in the US (2017)
- Jalalglory, majesty, splendor9 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)
Sounds like Jamal
Names that are said the same way as Jamal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Jamal, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jamal
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