How popular is the name Jamal?

Jamal ranks 601st among boys' names in US records, with 33,343 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,652.

Is Jamal a unisex name?

No. Jamal is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1993, when 1,246 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#601 of boy names

Pronounced JH AH0 M AA1 L (ARPABET)

Jamal is a boys' name, and first appears in 1946. It has been given to 33,343 children — the 601st most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 36% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1993, when 1,246 children were given it.

1993Boys: 1,246Girls: 8

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jamal?: Jamal ranks 601st among boys' names in US records, with 33,343 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,652.
Is Jamal a unisex name?: No. Jamal is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jamal most popular?: 1993, when 1,246 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.