Jamell
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 26 babies a year in the US.
Jamell by the numbers
Jamell was given to 26 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 74 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Jamell
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 Jamell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jamell
Names that are said the same way as Jamell, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jamalhandsome or beautiful59 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jamelbeautiful; a form of Jamal104 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Names about as common as Jamell
Nobody has voted for Jamell yet
Vote for Jamell and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Jamell