Jemal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jeh-MAHL
- Origin
- Arabic
Jemal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beauty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jemal mean?
Arabic: spelling of Jamal
“beauty”
Is Jemal a girl's or a boy's name?
Jemal is a boys' name.
How popular is Jemal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4 boys.
Jemal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Jemal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 204 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Jemal in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jemal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,197 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,142 |
| 1969 | 204 | #549 |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,083 |
Names like Jemal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamal Bilal Faisal Ahmed Hassan Muhammad Raheem Jamil Khalid Khalil Amir Hakeem
Names related to Jemal
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
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, “Jemal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jemal, updated 20 October 2026.