Is Jamel a boy or girl name?
Jamel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 45 boys were named Jamel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.2% of the 11,545 US babies named Jamel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,841
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jamel since 1950
- 11,545
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 373 babies
Boys and girls named Jamel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 134 | 42 | 23.9% |
| 1970s | 1,713 | 132 | 7.2% |
| 1980s | 3,072 | 123 | 3.8% |
| 1990s | 2,725 | 65 | 2.3% |
| 2000s | 1,985 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 1,205 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 88 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 139 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 141 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 149 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 178 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 205 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 182 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 205 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 194 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 207 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 182 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 200 | #864 | 5 | #16,780 |
| 2002 | 218 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 191 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 201 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 237 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 214 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 201 | #749 | 7 | #11,309 |
| 1996 | 247 | #667 | 5 | #14,409 |
| 1995 | 227 | #703 | 9 | #9,056 |
| 1994 | 301 | #598 | 5 | #14,291 |
| 1993 | 287 | #615 | 8 | #9,945 |
| 1992 | 307 | #587 | 7 | #10,923 |
| 1991 | 345 | #547 | 13 | #6,747 |
| 1990 | 359 | #519 | 11 | #7,510 |
| 1989 | 347 | #514 | 5 | #13,176 |
| 1988 | 360 | #485 | 13 | #6,024 |
| 1987 | 331 | #486 | 12 | #6,068 |
| 1986 | 328 | #483 | 16 | #4,815 |
| 1985 | 303 | #500 | 13 | #5,474 |
| 1984 | 287 | #501 | 12 | #5,661 |
| 1983 | 319 | #467 | 12 | #5,584 |
| 1982 | 283 | #505 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1981 | 238 | #549 | 8 | #7,665 |
| 1980 | 276 | #511 | 18 | #4,207 |
| 1979 | 273 | #506 | 17 | #4,298 |
| 1978 | 294 | #474 | 14 | #4,775 |
| 1977 | 235 | #542 | 11 | #5,639 |
| 1976 | 231 | #532 | 14 | #4,444 |
| 1975 | 185 | #593 | 15 | #4,225 |
| 1974 | 151 | #656 | 8 | #6,466 |
| 1973 | 136 | #684 | 13 | #4,452 |
| 1972 | 93 | #836 | 16 | #3,772 |
| 1971 | 78 | #925 | 10 | #5,257 |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,384 | 14 | #4,120 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,141 | 13 | #4,039 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,806 | 5 | #7,433 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,289 | 9 | #4,750 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,704 | 5 | #6,967 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,099 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,950 | 5 | #7,172 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,175 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,822 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,212 | 5 | #6,966 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,302 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,261 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,190 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jamel reached #467 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #3,772 in 1972. 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 Jamel
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.