Jamaal
Meaning
“From Arabic jamal, beauty; a spelling variant of Jamal.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jamaal peaked in the 1980s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Jamaal
Most people given the name Jamaal in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Jamaal you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jamaal deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jamaal truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jamaal fits with your family’s names and surname.
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