Jaleel
Jaleel was the 1983rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 652nd with 255 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 353 places. More babies were named Jaleel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,983 boys, down 246 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994255 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,930babies recorded
Jaleel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 24 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,983 | 77 |
| 2020 | #1,737 | 89 |
| 2010 | #1,174 | 156 |
| 2000 | #1,001 | 148 |
| 1990 | #2,399 | 29 |
| 1980 | #6,664 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaleel, counting every spelling?
Jaleel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jaleel?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaleel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaleel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaleel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaleel?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Jaleel are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 30. That makes Jaleel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaleel by state
How common Jaleel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.7×), Georgia (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaleel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaleel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaleel
How popular is the name Jaleel?
Jaleel was the 1983rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 652nd with 255 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 353 places. More babies were named Jaleel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jaleel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaleel in the US.
Where is Jaleel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaleel was most common in North Carolina (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Georgia.