The baby name Jellal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-LAHL (dʒeˈlɑːl).
Jellal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Jellal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-LAHL (dʒeˈlɑːl).
Jellal is Arabic in Origin.
Jellal is a modern variant of the Arabic name Jalal (Jalāl, جلال), from the root j-l-l meaning “majesty, grandeur, exaltedness.” Predominantly masculine, it is used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Persian- and Urdu-speaking communities. The name is semantically linked to the divine epithet al-Jalil (“the Majestic”) and frequently appears in honorific compounds such as Jalal ad-Din/Jalaluddin (“majesty of the faith”).
The spelling Jellal reflects French-influenced North African transliteration, sitting alongside Djellal/Djelal; other forms include Jalal (standard), Celal (Turkish), Dželal (Bosnian), and Galal (Egyptian Arabic). The name has a long historical footprint: figures include the poet-philosopher Jalal al-Din Rumi, the Khwarazmian ruler Jalal ad-Din, and the Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar. Contemporary awareness has also been boosted by the anime character Jellal Fernandes, encouraging occasional adoption outside traditional linguistic contexts.
Jellal is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 63 times, across 21 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Jellal is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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