Jahmal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- juh-MAHL
- Origin
- Arabic
Jahmal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beauty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jahmal mean?
Arabic: variant of Jamal
“beauty”
A spelling of Jamal, from Arabic jamal 'beauty'.
Is Jahmal a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahmal is a boys' name.
How popular is Jahmal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jahmal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Jahmal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Jahmal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Jahmal in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahmal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,944 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,934 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
Names like Jahmal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed Muhammad Hamza Abdullah Raheem Faisal Hassan Fahad Mustafa Umar Khalid Jamal
Names related to Jahmal
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahmal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahmal, updated 20 October 2026.