Jamal

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 139 babies (rank #222 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,141

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

139

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
1996	139	#222
1997	116	#253
1998	131	#233
1999	133	#231
2000	104	#268
2001	116	#246
2002	111	#259
2003	130	#245
2004	124	#264
2005	114	#285
2006	101	#348
2007	98	#374
2008	83	#439
2009	104	#379
2010	91	#418
2011	98	#408
2012	77	#495
2013	66	#549
2014	76	#510
2015	63	#589
2016	66	#567