The baby name Jamaal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaˈmaːl/ or /dʒəˈmɑːl/ (jah-MAAL or juh-MAHL).
Jamaal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Jamaal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaˈmaːl/ or /dʒəˈmɑːl/ (jah-MAAL or juh-MAHL).
Jamaal is Arabic in Origin.
Jamaal is an Arabic masculine given name from Jamāl (جمال), meaning “beauty, comeliness” and by extension “handsome, graceful.” Pronounced juh-MAHL, the doubled a marks the long vowel ā in scholarly transliteration. It comes from the Semitic root J-M-L associated with beauty and elegance, and is related to the adjective Jamīl/Jameel (“beautiful”) and the feminine Jamīla/Jamila.
Used across the Islamic world since early times, the name traveled widely through trade, scholarship, and faith networks. Spelling Jamaal became popular in the United States and the Caribbean in the late 20th century, particularly in African American communities, where it rose alongside cultural pride movements. International variants include Jamal (standard transliteration), Jamel (US/English), Djamel (Maghrebi French), Gamal (Egyptian Arabic), Cemal (Turkish), Džemal (Bosnian), and Xhemal (Albanian). Related compounds appear as Jamaluddin/Jamal al-Din (“beauty of the faith”). Nicknames include Jam, Mal, or Jay.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Boys | 0 | #24 | 4 | 678 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| YE | 0 | #191 | 234 | 8,639 | |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #261 | 12 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2007 | #314 | 6 | 2,287 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #324 | 123 | 10,523 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #324 | 22 | 7,678 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| LY | 0 | #523 | 13 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #632 | 76 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #663 | 107 | 18,755 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #703 | 1,345 | 28,008 |
| SY | 0 | #709 | 20 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #717 | 219 | 25,931 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #848 | 34 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #859 | 34 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #864 | 23 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #986 | 16 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 63 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,076 | 53 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,151 | 28 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
Jamaal is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:
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