Jamal
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Jamal is Arabic for “handsome,” with Jamaal and Jamil among its variants. Jamal brings to mind jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal and actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and it is the hero’s name in Slumdog Millionaire.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Jamal in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jamal against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jamal is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jamal in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 169 boys were named Jamal, making it the #1196 boys' name in the US. Since 1946, 33,235 boys have been named Jamal, with the most (1,245) in 1993. It is most common, relative to births, in Michigan, Louisiana and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jamal in other languages
- Cemal Turkish
- Jahmal English
- Jamaal English
- Jamahl English
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Jamal
There are 388 towns and villages with Jamal in their name, in 22 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 199🇮🇷 Iran 44🇮🇳 India 36🇾🇪 Yemen 27🇦🇫 Afghanistan 26🇲🇿 Mozambique 11🇪🇬 Egypt 10🇮🇶 Iraq 7
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Jamal Mballo | North Bank, 🇬🇲 Gambia | 122 | Map |
| Al Jamal | Ibb Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Jamal | Aḑ Ḑāli‘, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bakht Jamal | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Balīpur Jamāl | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Basti Jamal | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Basti Jamal | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Basti Jamal | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Bābā Jamāl | Isfahan, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Chak Jamal | Bihar, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jamal
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Jamal in their name, in 2 countries.
🇪🇬 Egypt 1🇵🇰 Pakistan 1
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| Birkat al Jamal | North Sinai, 🇪🇬 Egypt | Map |
| Jamal Shah Sim | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jamal songs
One song on Wikidata has Jamal in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jamal
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jamal.
Jamal Nazrul Islam
Jamal Othman
Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim
Jamal Williams
Fictional characters named Jamal
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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