Is Jamaal a boy or girl name?
Jamaal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 34 boys were named Jamaal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 8,561 US babies named Jamaal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,406
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jamaal since 1970
- 8,561
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 724 babies
Boys and girls named Jamaal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 937 | 11 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 3,890 | 29 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 1,711 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 1,121 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 670 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | #3,406 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 88 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 102 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 125 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 117 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 111 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 110 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 122 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 112 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 135 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 144 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 178 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 193 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 228 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 255 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 228 | #671 | 5 | #13,836 |
| 1989 | 245 | #638 | 6 | #11,373 |
| 1988 | 253 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 264 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 258 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 346 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 403 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 578 | #328 | 9 | #6,926 |
| 1982 | 715 | #287 | 9 | #7,098 |
| 1981 | 382 | #428 | 5 | #11,015 |
| 1980 | 446 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 203 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 194 | #600 | 5 | #10,349 |
| 1977 | 208 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 230 | #533 | 6 | #8,532 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,296 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,467 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jamaal reached #287 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #6,926 in 1983. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jamaal
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.