Jalal is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jalal in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Jalal
Jalal is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 315 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1235 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jalal is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jalal in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jalal
Sami Jalal — Sami Jalal Karchoud is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Viborg in the Danish Superliga.
Khalid Jalal — Khalid Jalal is an Emirati footballer.
Jalal Hassan — Jalal Hassan Hachem is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both Al-Zawraa and the Iraq football team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jalal
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Jalal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jalal in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jalal has been fairly steady, ranked #2,440 in 2025 against #2,404 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,235 in 1996.
Jalal is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jalal include: Sami Jalal, Khalid Jalal and Jalal Hassan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jalal does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jalals in the wild.
9
UK babies named Jalal (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 36 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jalal
Almost certainly the only Jalal in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jalal
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Shāh Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī (شيخ جلال مجرد كنيائي), popularly known as Shah Jalal (Bengali: শাহ জালাল, romanized: Śah Jalal, IPA: [ˈʃaˑ ˈdʒalal]), was a celebrated Sufi Saint, conqueror and historical figure of Bengal.
Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: جەلال تاڵەبانی, romanized: Celal Talebanî, Arabic: جلال طالباني, romanized: Jalāl Ṭālabānī; 1933 – 3 October 2017) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the 6th president of Iraq from 2005 to 2014, as well as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq.
Jalal al-Din Mangburni (Persian: جلال الدین مِنکُبِرنی), also known as Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah (جلال الدین خوارزمشاه), was the last Khwarazmshah of the Anushtegin dynasty.