Ajmal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AJ-mal
- Origin
- Arabic
Ajmal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most beautiful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ajmal mean?
Arabic: Arabic ajmal
“most beautiful”
From the Arabic for 'most beautiful', used especially by Pakistani, Indian and Afghan families.
Is Ajmal a girl's or a boy's name?
Ajmal is a boys' name.
How popular is Ajmal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ajmal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ajmal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
Names like Ajmal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faisal, Bilal, Jamal, Hassan, Asad, Aamir, Azeem, Qasim, Samir, Adil, Usman, Saif
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ajmal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ajmal, updated 20 October 2026.