Jamil
Jamil was the 2695th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 1991 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,189 places. More babies were named Jamil in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,695 boys, down 518 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991214 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,735babies recorded
Jamil popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 254 since 1967.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,695 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,177 | 64 |
| 2010 | #1,235 | 143 |
| 2000 | #832 | 193 |
| 1990 | #743 | 189 |
| 1980 | #691 | 158 |
| 1970 | #1,185 | 49 |
| 1960 | #3,487 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamil, counting every spelling?
Jamil is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamil | 48 | #2,695 | 324 |
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 Jamil?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamil (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jamil 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamil?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Jamil are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 19 and 41. That makes Jamil 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.
Jamil by state
How common Jamil was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 39 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 Jamil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamil, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamil
How popular is the name Jamil?
Jamil was the 2695th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 1991 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,189 places. More babies were named Jamil in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jamil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jamil in the US.
Where is Jamil most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamil was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Alabama.