Jamal

Jamal

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

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 1971 and has been recorded in 44 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 39 babies (rank #360 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

965

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1971	2	#940
1972	7	#721
1973	8	#661
1974	9	#637
1975	8	#646
1976	10	#603
1977	14	#512
1978	23	#401
1979	24	#403
1980	28	#380
1981	34	#351
1982	38	#328
1983	37	#326
1984	28	#392
1985	38	#338
1986	30	#398
1987	26	#439
1988	39	#360
1989	37	#381
1990	28	#467
1991	24	#502
1992	29	#457
1993	26	#475
1994	30	#446
1995	25	#492
1996	30	#448
1997	19	#577
1998	36	#396
1999	28	#477
2000	28	#480
2001	25	#494
2002	22	#517
2003	30	#445
2004	26	#470
2005	18	#566
2006	17	#582
2007	10	#719
2008	11	#708
2009	13	#648
2010	11	#688
2011	14	#598
2012	11	#666
2013	8	#773
2014	6	#845

Year

Babies

Rank

1971

#940

1972

#721

1973

#661

1974

#637

1975

#646

1976

#603

1977

#512

1978

#401

1979

#403

1980

#380

1981

#351

1982

#328

1983

#326

1984

#392

1985

#338

1986

#398

1987

#439

1988

#360

1989

#381

1990

#467

1991

#502

1992

#457

1993

#475

1994

#446

1995

#492

1996

#448

1997

#577

1998

#396

1999

#477

2000

#480

2001

#494

2002

#517

2003

#445

2004

#470

2005

#566

2006

#582

2007

#719

2008

#708

2009

#648

2010

#688

2011

#598

2012

#666

2013

#773

2014

#845

Meaning

Numerology of Jamal

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jamal

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Year-by-Year Detail