Jaleal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-LEEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Jaleal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “great, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jaleal mean?
Arabic: probably a spelling of Jalil
“great, exalted”
Al-Jalil, 'the Majestic', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Jaleal a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaleal is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaleal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jaleal in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaleal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Jaleal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Khalil Jaylen Nasir Gael Jayden Jamir Axel Jackson Zahir Amir Emir
Names related to Jaleal
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
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, “Jaleal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaleal, updated 20 October 2026.