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Jamal

Boy

Origin of the name

Jamal comes from the Arabic jamal, “beauty.”

Classic name

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Jamal peaked in 1993, when 1 baby in 3,027 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 76 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1196. 31% of all babies named Jamal since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
33,235births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 233rank at its peak, in 1993

Where babies named Jamal are born

1993

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The darker the blue, the more common Jamal is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jamal is most common in District of Columbia (6.6 times), Maryland (3) and Louisiana (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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