The first name Jamaal
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Jamaal, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 30 births (#788).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jamaal with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jamaal at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 26 boys born in the United States were named Jamaal, the 4,078th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 715 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jamaal
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jamaal LascellesEnglish association football player (born 1993)
- Jamaal WilkesAmerican basketball player (born 1953)
- Jamaal MagloireCanadian basketball player (born 1978)
- Jamaal TinsleyAmerican basketball player (born 1978)
- Jamaal BowmanAmerican politician and educator (born 1976)
- Jamaal TorranceAmerican sprinter, born 1983
- Jamaal FranklinAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
- Jamaal CharlesAmerican football player, born 1986
- Jamaal WilliamsAmerican football player (born 1995)
- Trevor KeelsAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
- AJ JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 2004)
- Dez WellsAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
Questions
- How popular is the name Jamaal?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Jamaal, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2005, with 30 births.
- Is Jamaal a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 8,587 US babies named Jamaal since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jamaal most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 715 babies were named Jamaal, its highest rank at 286th.