The baby name Jambo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAHM-boh (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːm.boʊ/).
Jambo is Swahili in Origin.
The baby name Jambo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAHM-boh (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːm.boʊ/).
Jambo is Swahili in Origin.
Jambo is a modern unisex given name drawn from Swahili, where jambo is a noun meaning “matter, thing, affair” and appears in the everyday greeting hujambo? (“are you well?”) with the reply sijambo (“I’m well”). By extension, Jambo carries friendly, welcoming associations, often interpreted as “hello” or “all is well,” reflecting openness and connection to East African culture and Kiswahili, a Bantu language with deep Arabic and coastal trading influences.
As a personal name, Jambo is rare but documented in Kenya, Tanzania, and among diaspora families from the late 20th century onward, and it also surfaces as a cheerful nickname. There are no established traditional variants; informal short forms include Jam and Bo, and it can function as a pet name for Jam- names such as James, Jamal, Jamil, or Jamila. Related in use but not etymology are Swahili-borrowed Arabic names like Jamal and Jamila.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #226 | 10 | 6,830 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #278 | 12 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #411 | 35 | 10,523 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #534 | 15 | 10,655 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #617 | 9 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 21 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,114 | 65 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,412 | 60 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,591 | 24 | 28,008 |
Jambo is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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