Jamel
Jamel was the 2779th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 467th; the most babies were born in 1988 (360). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,357 places. More babies were named Jamel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,779 boys, down 958 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1988360 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,592babies recorded
Jamel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 367 since 1961.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,779 | 46 |
| 2020 | #1,821 | 82 |
| 2010 | #1,082 | 178 |
| 2000 | #802 | 201 |
| 1990 | #519 | 359 |
| 1980 | #511 | 276 |
| 1970 | #1,384 | 37 |
| 1960 | #4,302 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamel, counting every spelling?
Jamel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamel?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jamel 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamel?
About 10,700 people born in the US named Jamel are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 22 and 43. That makes Jamel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Jamel by state
How common Jamel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.2×). In 43 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 Jamel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamel
How popular is the name Jamel?
Jamel was the 2779th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 467th; the most babies were born in 1988 (360). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,357 places. More babies were named Jamel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jamel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jamel in the US.
Where is Jamel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamel was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Michigan.