Jamal is a distinctive choice, ranked #757 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jamal in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#757
US Rank #868
About the Name Jamal
Jamal is holding steady in the rankings at #757. It reached its peak of #220 in 1996 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jamal is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #868 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jamal
Unlikely. With around 45 UK babies named Jamal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jamal in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jamal has held a stable position around #757 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #220 in 1996 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Jamal is more popular in the UK (#757) than in the US (#868). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Jamal include: Jamal Aliyev — Jamal Aliyev is an Azerbaijani cellist.; Jamal Anwar — Jamal Anwar is a Pakistani First-class cricketer.; Jamal Musiala — Jamal Musiala is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team..
Jamal does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jamals in the wild.
45
UK babies named Jamal (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 9 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jamal
Likely around 1 other Jamal in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2021)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Jamal
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jamal Aliyev is an Azerbaijani cellist. In 2017 Aliyev made his solo debut at the BBC Proms with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall—London live on radio and TV, won the "Arts Club—Sir Karl Jenkins Music Award" and his debut CD with pianist Anna Fedorova, "Russian Masters", was released by Champs Hill Records to critical acclaim.
Jamal Musiala is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in the world, Musiala is known for his dribbling, passing, goal threat, and technical skills, and is nicknamed "Bambi" for his close-control dribbling.
Jamal Jarrah is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He served as Minister of Telecommunications and Minister of Information in the cabinet of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Jamal Joseph is an American writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator. Joseph was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Jamal Ahmad Hamza Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist, dissident, author, columnist and editor. Khashoggi was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 by agents of the Saudi government at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Sayyid Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (Persian/Pashto: سید جمال الدین افغانی), also known as Jamāl ad-Dīn Asadābādī (Persian/Pashto: سید جمالالدین اسدآبادی) and commonly known as Al-Afghani, was a political activist and Islamic ideologist who travelled throughout the Muslim world during the late 19th century. He is one of the founders of Islamic Modernism as well as an advocate of Pan-Islamic unity in India against the British.
Ahmad Jamal was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
Mahmud Jamal is a Canadian jurist serving as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 2021. Jamal worked as a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt and taught law at McGill University and Osgoode Hall Law School before he was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2019.