Jameel is a distinctive choice, ranked #2269 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jameel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2269
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About the Name Jameel
Jameel is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 674 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #753 in 2002 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jameel is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jameel in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jameel
Jameel Stuart — Jameel Stuart is a West Indian cricketer.
Jameel McClain — Jameel Lashawn McClain is an American former professional football linebacker who is currently the director of player engagement for the Baltimore Ravens.
Jameel Al-Yahmadi — Jameel Saleem Jameel Al-Yahmadi is an Omani professional footballer who plays for the Oman national team as a midfielder or forward.
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 Jameel
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Jameel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jameel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jameel is declining: down 193 places since 2020, to #2,269 in 2025. It peaked at #753 in 2002.
Jameel 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 Jameel include: Jameel Stuart, Jameel McClain and Jameel Al-Yahmadi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jameel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jameels in the wild.
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UK babies named Jameel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 193 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jameel
Almost certainly the only Jameel 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 Jameel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jameel Lashawn McClain is an American former professional football linebacker who is currently the director of player engagement for the Baltimore Ravens.
Jameel Jaffer is a Canadian human rights and civil liberties attorney and the inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which was created to defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age.