Jalal is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jalal in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jalal
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Jalal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jalal in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jalal is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 315 places over the last five years to #2089 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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..
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.
11
UK babies named Jalal (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 315 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
Likely around 1 other Jalal in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
Sami Jalal Karchoud is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Viborg in the Danish Superliga. He has also made an appearance for the Denmark national under-20 football team.
Jalal Hassan Hachem is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both Al-Zawraa and the Iraq football team. Jalal is the captain of the Iraqi national team, and has been the starting goalkeeper for the majority of the past decade.
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. His name is often associated with the Muslim conquest of Sylhet and the Spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions between the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.
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. Talabani was the founder and secretary-general of one of the main Kurdish political parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
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. The eldest son and successor of Ala ad-Din Muhammad II of the Khwarazmian Empire, Jalal al-Din was brought up at Gurganj, the wealthy capital of the Khwarazmid homeland.
Hakim Syed Zaamin Ali, better known as Jalal Lakhnavi, was an Urdu poet, writer and scholar from Rampur state. He wrote Urdu ghazals and nazms under the pen name "Jalal".