Cemal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jeh-MAHL
- Origin
- Arabic
Cemal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beauty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cemal mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic Jamal
“beauty”
Turkish form of Jamal, the Arabic word for beauty.
Is Cemal a girl's or a boy's name?
Cemal is a boys' name.
How popular is Cemal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cemal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cemal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Cemal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bilal, Jamal, Daniel, Faisal, William, Samuel, Joseph, Michael, Thomas, Joel, Charles, Callum
Names related to Cemal
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, “Cemal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cemal, updated 20 October 2026.