Jahmel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jah-MEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Jahmel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beauty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jahmel mean?
Arabic: American spelling of Jamal
“beauty”
An American spelling of Jamal, from Arabic jamal, 'beauty'.
Is Jahmel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahmel is a boys' name.
How popular is Jahmel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Jahmel in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahmel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Jahmel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmad, Hamza, Muhammad, Zahir, Amir, Abdullah, Samir, Mustafa, Khalil, Raheem, Musa, Nasir
Names related to Jahmel
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jahmel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahmel, updated 20 October 2026.