Jamaal

How popular is Jamaal in the UK?

Rank in 2025

5,065th among boys

Babies in 2025

3 about 1 in 100,000 boys

Five-year trend

Steady down 16% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Jamaal, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 30 boys.

Half of all the boys named Jamaal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 62 boys in the UK were given Jamaal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #601, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.

• Jamal 59
• Jamaal 3

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.

How popular is Jamaal in the US?

Rank in 2025

4,049th among boys

Babies in 2025

26 about 1 in 66,000 boys

Five-year trend

Falling down 25% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Jamaal, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 1982, with 715 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.

2025 had fewer boys named Jamaal than any year since 1974.

Half of all the boys named Jamaal in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 202 boys in the US were given Jamaal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #982, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.

• Jamal 169
• Jamaal 26
• Jamall 7