Is Jamal a boy or girl name?
Jamal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 175 boys were named Jamal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 33,329 US babies named Jamal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,183
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jamal since 1946
- 33,329
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,254 babies
Boys and girls named Jamal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 558 | 22 | 3.8% |
| 1970s | 4,691 | 95 | 2% |
| 1980s | 7,187 | 102 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 10,265 | 47 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 5,897 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,265 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,098 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 175 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 211 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 201 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 267 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 244 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 258 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 305 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 308 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 353 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 330 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 306 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 303 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 345 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 350 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 407 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 410 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 456 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 482 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 514 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 553 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 589 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 655 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 726 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 786 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 726 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 798 | #335 | 6 | #13,333 |
| 1998 | 689 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 835 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 988 | #282 | 7 | #11,023 |
| 1995 | 1,059 | #266 | 7 | #10,980 |
| 1994 | 1,231 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,246 | #233 | 8 | #9,943 |
| 1992 | 1,195 | #241 | 7 | #10,921 |
| 1991 | 1,112 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,112 | #247 | 12 | #7,046 |
| 1989 | 1,104 | #239 | 9 | #8,300 |
| 1988 | 1,020 | #237 | 14 | #5,717 |
| 1987 | 988 | #238 | 8 | #8,286 |
| 1986 | 807 | #269 | 11 | #6,326 |
| 1985 | 619 | #323 | 7 | #8,685 |
| 1984 | 517 | #354 | 10 | #6,466 |
| 1983 | 466 | #374 | 8 | #7,561 |
| 1982 | 561 | #336 | 14 | #5,033 |
| 1981 | 523 | #343 | 8 | #7,663 |
| 1980 | 582 | #327 | 13 | #5,344 |
| 1979 | 526 | #343 | 14 | #4,926 |
| 1978 | 553 | #317 | 10 | #6,111 |
| 1977 | 582 | #321 | 7 | #7,839 |
| 1976 | 552 | #321 | 15 | #4,220 |
| 1975 | 470 | #357 | 8 | #6,742 |
| 1974 | 458 | #359 | 9 | #5,934 |
| 1973 | 418 | #376 | 7 | #6,929 |
| 1972 | 434 | #377 | 11 | #4,902 |
| 1971 | 414 | #399 | 5 | #8,810 |
| 1970 | 284 | #477 | 9 | #5,556 |
| 1969 | 255 | #481 | 6 | #6,950 |
| 1968 | 88 | #790 | 7 | #5,862 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,247 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,348 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,539 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,488 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,338 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jamal reached #233 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #4,220 in 1976. 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 Jamal
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.