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The baby name Jamal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaˈmaːl/ (jah-MAHL).

Jamal is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /dʒaˈmaːl/ (jah-MAHL)

What is the meaning of the name Jamal ?

The baby name Jamal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaˈmaːl/ (jah-MAHL).

Jamal is Arabic in Origin.

Jamal is a masculine Arabic name derived from jamāl (جمال), “beauty, comeliness, grace,” from the Semitic root J-M-L. It appears in classical Muslim naming, notably in the compound Jamal al-Din (“beauty of the faith”), and has long been used from the Arab world to Persianate and East African contexts, as well as Urdu-speaking South Asia.

Transliterations and cognates reflect local phonology: Jamaal (to mark the long vowel), Jamel and Djamel in the Maghreb and Francophone usage, Gamal in Egyptian Arabic, Cemal in Turkish, Džemal in Bosnian, and Xhemal in Albanian. Related feminine forms include Jamila/Jameela. In the English-speaking world, Jamal spread widely in the late 20th century - especially within African American communities during the Civil Rights and Black Arts eras - where it signified cultural pride and elegance. Today it remains familiar internationally, borne by figures in sports, journalism, and the arts, while retaining its core meaning of “beauty.”

Jamal has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Jamal

Djemal Pasha Politician · Born 1872 · Ottoman Empire Ahmed Djemal Pasha was an Ottoman general and statesman best known as one of the Three Pashas who ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Also known in Turkish as Ahmed Cemâl Paşa, he was a leading figure in the empire’s wartime government alongside Talaat Pasha and Enver Pasha.

Jamal – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2023 #1 — 807
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
DJ 0 #16 2 322
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
MA 0 #24 69,889 20,986
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
DJ Boys 0 #28 9 657
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
JO Boys 0 #29 2,835 7,057
OM 0 #31 104 6,215
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
LY 0 #37 2,156 12,703
YE 0 #38 1,238 8,639
BH 0 #40 1,565 17,937
OM Boys 0 #40 4,748 17,948
KW Boys 0 #41 3,573 18,755
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
MV Boys 0 #41 37 3,375
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
SD Boys 0 #46 1,891 10,523
SA Boys 0 #47 20,555 28,008
AE 0 #54 137 10,220
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
PS Boys 0 #56 1,757 10,655
BD 0 #57 231 5,992
BD Boys 0 #57 2,622 10,045
KW 0 #57 60 5,216
AF 0 #59 18 1,883
JO 0 #59 89 2,158
AE Boys 0 #61 5,757 22,615
QA Boys 0 #61 2,027 18,093
IQ Boys 0 #63 3,787 13,071
LB 0 #65 2,361 13,263
QA 0 #65 36 7,011
IQ 0 #66 68 3,533
BN Boys 0 #69 65 6,332
SD 0 #69 32 2,130
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SA 0 #77 289 10,560
MY Boys 0 #83 4,007 25,439
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
SY 0 #86 2,794 11,684
JM 0 #90 4 3,714
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
AF Boys 0 #101 238 3,535
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #106 5 2,055
OM Girls 0 #107 347 15,987
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
IL Boys 0 #111 1,508 10,983
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
CY Boys 0 #115 15 3,473
ID Boys 0 #117 15 4,130
Norway Boys 2022 #120 4 434
AZ Boys 0 #127 5 1,400
Switzerland Boys 2024 #129 9 1,769
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
PS 0 #143 76 5,692
BW Boys 0 #148 7 4,685
IR Boys 0 #149 1,335 10,162
MT Boys 0 #162 15 4,064
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
HU Boys 0 #169 6 3,954
Sweden Boys 2022 #170 13 1,509
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
DK 0 #186 18 5,198
DK Boys 0 #190 147 7,401
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DZ 0 #197 4,038 20,130
SA Girls 0 #198 1,250 25,931
BG Boys 0 #209 11 3,850
LU Boys 0 #209 10 4,970
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
GR Boys 0 #213 55 6,912
IR 0 #216 14 4,221
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
IL 0 #217 58 6,291
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
NA Boys 0 #225 11 6,830
GH 0 #228 16 5,396
QA Girls 0 #234 83 15,378
SG Boys 0 #239 682 17,960
BD Girls 0 #240 148 8,413
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
TW Boys 0 #249 8 7,111
JM Boys 0 #251 22 6,876
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
Spain Boys 0 #253 1,743 5,610
KZ Boys 0 #254 36 6,578
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
GH Boys 0 #258 89 8,138
JO Girls 0 #263 63 7,570
NG 0 #265 8 5,926
SD Girls 0 #268 78 7,678
EG Boys 0 #269 1,415 15,035
Canada Boys 2024 #273 34 2,588
KZ Girls 0 #274 47 5,862
MY 0 #276 55 12,352
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
NL Boys 0 #281 1,321 5,873
CZ Boys 0 #286 19 6,530
JP Boys 0 #287 11 7,909
KW Girls 0 #289 236 19,177
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
CN Boys 0 #294 26 9,639
AE Girls 0 #297 266 20,968
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
Finland Boys 0 #318 111 2,041
DK Girls 0 #321 9 7,429
PL Boys 0 #324 12 6,459
GH Girls 0 #331 7 6,973
NL 0 #332 60 2,481
EG 0 #339 62 6,387
MU Boys 0 #340 18 8,477
RU Boys 0 #349 160 12,621
PT Boys 0 #353 15 7,951
France Boys 2021 #354 34 2,865
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
PH Boys 0 #359 25 11,440
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
Austria Boys 0 #381 62 2,180
IQ Girls 0 #388 117 11,303
Germany 0 #408 30 2,542
Spain 0 #408 45 2,326
Germany Boys 0 #411 768 5,697
IT Boys 0 #411 2,528 10,046
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
PA Boys 0 #430 52 9,305
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
CR Boys 0 #452 36 10,188
IN Boys 0 #468 660 16,750
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
TN 0 #474 444 13,765
PS Girls 0 #478 46 10,981
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
IR Girls 0 #496 35 8,334
CM Boys 0 #497 54 12,054
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
HK Boys 0 #506 22 12,905
RU Girls 0 #516 8 11,913
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
CM Girls 0 #553 8 11,671
Finland Boys 2026 #567 117 3,552
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
IL Girls 0 #575 43 11,648
SG Girls 0 #576 11 18,916
IN Girls 0 #595 37 13,121
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
CL Boys 0 #653 13 13,390
IT 0 #657 58 4,183
TR 0 #715 729 19,440
United States Boys 2024 #718 175 7,044
BR Boys 0 #720 32 12,213
NG Boys 0 #733 225 16,906
NG Girls 0 #774 13 15,093
Germany Girls 0 #821 18 4,949
MY Girls 0 #858 137 24,821
CO Boys 0 #897 24 15,656
EG Girls 0 #909 51 14,742
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
PE Boys 0 #918 9 14,506
NL Girls 0 #923 33 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #954 30 5,561
MX Boys 0 #965 18 16,355
ZA Boys 0 #966 214 25,619
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #1,129 13 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,399 48 9,415

Jamal is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
United States
Switzerland

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People also ask about Jamal

Jamal is predominantly a boy's name.
Jamal is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /dʒaˈmaːl/ (jah-MAHL).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jamaal, Jamahl, Jamel, Jemal, Djamal and Gamal.
Yes, very popular — Jamal ranked #1 in Ireland in 2023, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Jamal ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2023).
Jamal's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #400 in 2011 to #354 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Jamal are in our database, including Djemal Pasha (Politician).