Jamael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- juh-MAY-el
- Origin
- Modern
Jamael is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jamael come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Jamal or a blend with -el
Is Jamael a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamael is a boys' name.
How popular is Jamael in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Jamael in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jamael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Jamael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joshua Jacob Israel Muhammad Jeremy Josiah Jamir Jesse Samuel Jeremiah Benjamin Mustafa
Names related to Jamael
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Jamael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamael, updated 20 October 2026.