Jameel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-MEEL
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Jameel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “handsome, beautiful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Jameel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Jamil
“handsome, beautiful”
Jamil Buthayna was a celebrated 7th-century Arabic poet of devoted love.
Is Jameel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jameel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jameel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Jameel, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 25 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jameel than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Jameel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were given Jameel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,127, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Jamil 13
- Jameel 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Jameel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Jameel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Jameel, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 1978, with 123 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had fewer boys named Jameel than any year since 1974.
Half of all the boys named Jameel in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 78 boys in the US were given Jameel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,707, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
Jameel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,565 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,036 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,061 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,020 |
| 2003 | 58 | #1,983 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,655 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,775 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,765 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,419 |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,270 |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,250 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,151 |
| 1992 | 101 | #1,090 |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,156 |
| 1990 | 63 | #1,404 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,545 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,510 |
| 1985 | 66 | #1,146 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,133 |
| 1983 | 69 | #1,067 |
| 1982 | 81 | #1,006 |
| 1981 | 90 | #947 |
| 1980 | 111 | #836 |
| 1979 | 117 | #805 |
| 1978 | 123 | #760 |
| 1977 | 120 | #778 |
| 1976 | 74 | #969 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Jameel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Hamza, Abdullah, Mustafa, Umar, Khalid, Raheem, Amir, Musa, Hassan, Ibrahim
Other spellings of Jameel
Jamil, Jahmiel
Names related to Jameel
Jamal, Jamie-Lee, Jamel, Jamiel, Jamielee, Jemal, Jamell, Jahmel, Jamelle
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, “Jameel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jameel, updated 20 October 2026.