Boy or Girl

Is Jaleel a boy or girl name?

Jaleel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 60 boys were named Jaleel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 4,853 US babies named Jaleel were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,345
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jaleel since 1971
4,853
Most popular year
1994
255 babies
Babies named Jaleel each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jaleel from 1971 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Jaleel, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s7400%
1980s6600%
1990s1,782170.9%
2000s1,28770.5%
2010s1,18900%
2020s43100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202460#2,3450–
202380#1,9430–
202298#1,7250–
2021104#1,6240–
202089#1,7360–
2019108#1,5550–
201889#1,7390–
2017106#1,5460–
201699#1,6220–
201598#1,6300–
2014109#1,4880–
2013124#1,3640–
2012157#1,1640–
2011143#1,2220–
2010156#1,1740–
2009163#1,1320–
2008136#1,2770–
2007111#1,4520–
200698#1,5280–
2005133#1,1990–
2004178#9460–
2003141#1,0940–
200272#1,6530–
2001107#1,2480–
2000148#1,0017#12,322
1999162#9175#15,355
1998183#8185#15,086
1997205#7390–
1996204#7450–
1995237#6907#10,978
1994255#6520–
1993158#8420–
1992205#7210–
1991144#8790–
199029#2,3990–
19898#5,8680–
198811#4,2910–
19876#6,4350–
198618#2,8280–
198513#3,4900–
19840–0–
19835#6,6900–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19805#6,6650–
19797#5,0610–
19785#6,2110–
19778#4,3500–
19767#4,6310–
197513#2,9790–
19749#3,6800–
19738#3,8580–
197211#3,0520–
19716#4,6320–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jaleel reached #652 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #10,978 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jaleel

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.