Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Jamal

jah-MAHL · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
beauty; handsomeness; grace
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
beauty · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1183
2024 births175
Peak year1993
First appeared1946
Total US births33,063
1993 peak19461966198520052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jam
Alternate spellings
JamaalGamalJemal
In other languages
Cemal (Turkish)Jamal (Persian)

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Notable people named Jamal

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Gamal Abdel Nasser