Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Jamel

juh-MEL · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Beautiful;handsome;variant of Jamal
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab;African American
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · 1990s
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2841
2024 births45
Peak year1988
First appeared1950
Total US births11,178
1988 peak19501969198720062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
JamellJamal
In other languages
Jamal (Arabic)

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