Jalal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- juh-LAHL
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Jalal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “majesty, greatness”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Jalal mean?
Arabic
“majesty, greatness”
Found in the name of Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, whose title means 'majesty of the faith'.
Is Jalal a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jalal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Jalal, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jalal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Jalal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Jalal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Jalal, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Jalal than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Jalal in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jalal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Jalal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Abdullah, Umar, Amir, Mustafa, Musa, Khalid, Zayd, Ibrahim, Syed
Names related to Jalal
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
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, “Jalal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jalal, updated 20 October 2026.