Djamel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jah-MEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Djamel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beauty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Djamel mean?
Arabic: North African French-style spelling of Jamal
“beauty”
The French-influenced spelling of Jamal, an Arabic word for beauty, common among Algerian and other North African families.
Is Djamel a girl's or a boy's name?
Djamel is a boys' name.
How popular is Djamel 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 6 boys.
Djamel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Djamel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faisal, Usman, Qasim, Azeem, Asad, Hassan, Aamir, Habib, Saeed, Haseeb, Zohaib, Naeem
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, “Djamel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/djamel, updated 20 October 2026.