Jamal

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Jamaal, Jamal, Jammal, or variants is an Arabic given name and surname meaning "beauty." It is popular in the Arab and Muslim worlds and among African Americans. Though its usage is typically as a masculine name, it has been used as a given name for women.

From Wikipedia

Jamal first appears in the data in 1946 and has been recorded in 75 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 1,246 babies (rank #233 that year). In 2024 it was given to 175 boys (rank #1,183). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jamal

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jamal yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

33,329

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,246

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jamal

Jamal Khashoggipolitical writer · b. 1958
Jamal al-Din al-Afghanijournal editor · b. 1839
Jamal Musialaassociation football player · b. 2003
Jamal Murraybasketball player · b. 1997
Jamal Crawfordbasketball player · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1946	6	#3,338
1947	5	#3,991
1950	6	#3,488
1951	5	#3,956
1952	6	#3,539
1953	6	#3,602
1956	7	#3,348
1957	15	#2,138
1958	18	#1,928
1959	28	#1,513
1960	20	#1,837
1961	23	#1,714
1962	24	#1,642
1963	26	#1,559
1964	23	#1,676
1965	22	#1,691
1966	37	#1,247
1967	40	#1,188
1968	88	#790
1969	255	#481
1970	284	#477
1971	414	#399
1972	434	#377
1973	418	#376
1974	458	#359
1975	470	#357
1976	552	#321
1977	582	#321
1978	553	#317
1979	526	#343
1980	582	#327
1981	523	#343
1982	561	#336
1983	466	#374
1984	517	#354
1985	619	#323
1986	807	#269
1987	988	#238
1988	1,020	#237
1989	1,104	#239
1990	1,112	#247
1991	1,112	#249
1992	1,195	#241
1993	1,246	#233
1994	1,231	#240
1995	1,059	#266
1996	988	#282
1997	835	#317
1998	689	#372
1999	798	#335
2000	726	#366
2001	786	#346
2002	726	#363
2003	655	#398
2004	589	#442
2005	553	#463
2006	514	#505
2007	482	#533
2008	456	#567
2009	410	#613
2010	407	#609
2011	350	#675
2012	345	#689
2013	303	#752
2014	306	#766
2015	330	#739
2016	353	#703
2017	308	#762
2018	305	#768
2019	258	#860
2020	244	#916
2021	267	#868
2022	201	#1,086
2023	211	#1,036
2024	175	#1,183