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Jamal

Boy's name · #1197 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Jamal — on the books since 1946, #1197 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 33,000 boys have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#512 in Austria (2025) · #524 in Switzerland (2025) · #527 in Sweden (2025) · #537 in Netherlands (2025) · #627 in England & Wales (2025) · #699 in Canada (2025) · #828 in Poland (2025) · #870 in Italy (2024) · #951 in France (2025) · #974 in Belgium (2025) · #4,724 in Ecuador (2025) · #352 in Scotland (2024) and 5 more.

Famous Jamals

• Jamal Khashoggi — Saudi journalist (1958–2018)
• Jamal Musiala — German footballer (born 2003)
• Jamal al-Din al-Afghani — Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838 or 1839–1897)
• Jamal Murray — Canadian basketball player (born 1997)
• Jamal Crawford — American basketball player (born 1980)

In stories & tradition

• Jamal Lyon — Character from Empire
• Jamal Malik — Slumdog Millionaire (film)
• Jamal Cudahy — Fictional character on the ABC soap opera All My Children

What Jamals become

Among 554 notable people named Jamal:

Sports figures appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jamal Musiala, German footballer (born 2003).

Similar names: Rashad · Jamar · Khalid · Bilal · Jabari · Jaleel

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