The baby name Gamal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: ja-MAAL (/dʒaˈmaːl/); Egyptian/English: GAH-mal (/ˈɡæməl/).
Gamal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Gamal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: ja-MAAL (/dʒaˈmaːl/); Egyptian/English: GAH-mal (/ˈɡæməl/).
Gamal is Arabic in Origin.
Gamal is the Egyptian Arabic form of Jamal (جمال), from the Semitic root J-M-L conveying “beauty, grace, and comeliness.” In Egyptian pronunciation the letter ج is rendered as a hard “g,” hence Gamal rather than Jamal. Although Arabic also has the word جمل (gamal) meaning “camel,” the given name derives from جمال “beauty,” not the animal, and carries the sense of attractiveness, elegance, and good character.
The name gained broad recognition through Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt’s mid‑20th‑century president, which spurred its popularity across Egypt and parts of the Arab world and diaspora. Related and regional variants include Jamal, Jamaal, Jamel, Djamel (Maghrebi/Francophone), Turkish Cemal, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Džemal; feminine forms are Jamila and Gamila. In Hebrew, gamal means “camel” and the cognate root g‑m‑l yields names like Gamaliel (“God has rewarded”), though Gamal itself is uncommon in Hebrew contexts.
| Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser was a pivotal Egyptian politician who served as the second President of Egypt and was a leading figure in the establishment of the United Arab Republic. He is most famous for nationalizing the Suez Canal in 1956, which led to the Suez Crisis. Nasser's policies and leadership significantly shaped modern Middle Eastern politics. | Gamal Abdel-Hamid Gamal Abdel-Hamid is best known as an Egyptian football manager and former forward. He played for Zamalek and represented the Egypt national football team during his career. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | 0 | #16 | 2 | 322 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #36 | 40,317 | 15,035 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| YE | 0 | #60 | 860 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #74 | 1,159 | 6,387 | |
| SD | 0 | #80 | 21 | 2,130 | |
| KW | 0 | #82 | 35 | 5,216 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #84 | 951 | 10,523 |
| QA | 0 | #85 | 16 | 7,011 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| JO | 0 | #136 | 5 | 2,158 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| AE | 0 | #152 | 26 | 10,220 | |
| SA | 0 | #154 | 147 | 10,560 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2004 | #156 | 2 | 1,088 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #167 | 10 | 4,064 |
| LY | 0 | #171 | 590 | 12,703 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #215 | 900 | 18,755 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #251 | 135 | 7,057 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 14 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #328 | 18 | 7,678 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SY | 0 | #341 | 539 | 11,684 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #387 | 936 | 14,742 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #399 | 3,118 | 28,008 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #421 | 22 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #435 | 281 | 18,093 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #437 | 112 | 10,655 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #451 | 31 | 9,305 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 8 | 7,628 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #482 | 126 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #482 | 188 | 13,071 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #494 | 11 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| BH | 0 | #514 | 40 | 17,937 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #538 | 13 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #542 | 12 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| LB | 0 | #575 | 84 | 13,263 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #634 | 32 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #637 | 9 | 11,648 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #664 | 218 | 17,948 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #702 | 418 | 22,615 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #817 | 13 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #869 | 67 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #892 | 7 | 7,053 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #892 | 60 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #900 | 53 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #907 | 14 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #912 | 19 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #930 | 570 | 10,046 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,013 | 116 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,075 | 102 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,078 | 134 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,086 | 26 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
Gamal is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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