Jamil is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jamil in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
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About the Name Jamil
Jamil has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 509 places in five years. It was most popular in 2004 at #555 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jamil is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jamil in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jamil
Jameela Jamil — Jameela Alia Jamil is a British actress, activist and presenter.
Jamil Mezher — Jamil Saleh Abdullah Mezher (also transliterated from Arabic as Mazhar; Arabic: جميل صالح عبد الله مزهر; born 16 July 1964) is a Palestinian socialist militant and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a…
Khalid Jamil — Khalid Ahmed Jamil is an Indian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the India national 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 Jamil
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Jamil per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jamil in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jamil has been fairly steady, ranked #1,897 in 2025 against #1,935 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #555 in 2004.
Jamil 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 Jamil include: Jameela Jamil, Jamil Mezher and Khalid Jamil. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jamil does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jamils in the wild.
13
UK babies named Jamil (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jamil
Almost certainly the only Jamil 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 Jamil
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jamil Saleh Abdullah Mezher (also transliterated from Arabic as Mazhar; Arabic: جميل صالح عبد الله مزهر; born 16 July 1964) is a Palestinian socialist militant and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist–Leninist Palestinian nationalist organisation, since 2022.
Tariq Jamil (Punjabi, Urdu: طارق جمیل, romanized: Ṭāriq Jamīl; Punjabi pronunciation: [t̪aːɾɪk d͡ʒəmil]; born 1 October 1953) is a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and member of the Tablighi Jama'at.
Jorge Jamil Mahuad Witt is an Ecuadorian lawyer, academic and former politician who served the 41st president of Ecuador from 1998 until he was deposed in a coup in 2000.