Jamal

Last seen for girls in 1999 at #12,688 · #1,196 for boys in 2025, 169 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1993 · 1,245 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
33,235
since 1946

Jamal over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jamal has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #233, 1993boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,196169
2024#1,181175
2023#1,034211
2022#1,084201
2021#868267
2020#910245
2019#859258
2018#768305
2017#761308
2016#702353
2015#739330
2014#766306
2013#751303
2012#690345
2011#673351
2010#609407
2009#613410
2008#567456
2007#532483
2006#504514
2005#463553
2004#442589
2003#398655
2002#363726
2001#346786
2000#365726
1999#12,6886#335798
1998#372689
1997#317835
1996#10,5677#282988
1995#10,5147#2661,059
1994#2401,231
1993#9,5598#2331,245
1992#10,4797#2401,196
1991#2491,112
1990#6,86712#2471,112
1989#8,0379#2391,104
1988#5,59814#2371,020
1987#7,9878#237988
1986#6,15611#269807
1985#8,3187#323620
1984#6,29110#353517
1983#7,3128#374466
1982#4,94514#335561
1981#7,4098#343523
1980#5,24513#327581
1979#4,84214#343526
1978#5,95810#317553
1977#7,5677#319583
1976#4,15415#320552
1975#6,4848#357469
1974#5,7769#359458
1973#6,6667#376418
1972#4,79311#377434
1971#8,3245#398414
1970#5,4139#477284
1969#6,6176#479255
1968#5,6427#78888
1967#1,18140
1966#4,4939#1,23737
1965#1,66922
1964#1,65523
1963#1,54826
1962#1,62524
1961#1,68623
1960#1,81220
1959#1,50128
1958#1,89618
1957#2,09315
1956#3,2167
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1953#3,4256
1952#3,3736
1951#3,7145
1950#3,3296
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1946#3,1736
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five boys were named Jamal! It came in at #3,173, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1947–1949, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jamal is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #332 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,331 boysMNIllinois: #162 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 871 boysILWisconsin: #436 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,551 boysWIMichigan: #239 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,882 boysMINew York: #171 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 1,119 boysNYMassachusetts: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,704 boysMARhode Island: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,281 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedIAIndiana: #273 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,305 boysINOhio: #308 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,961 boysOHPennsylvania: #168 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,277 boysPANew Jersey: #161 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,170 boysNJConnecticut: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,326 boysCTCalifornia: #391 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 3,426 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedUTColorado: #343 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,742 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedNEMissouri: #243 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,814 boysMOKentucky: #224 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,869 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedWVVirginia: #125 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 794 boysVAMaryland: #116 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 637 boysMDDelaware: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 882 boysDEArizona: #375 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,839 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedKSArkansas: #252 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,592 boysARTennessee: #278 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,198 boysTNNorth Carolina: #158 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,009 boysNCSouth Carolina: #139 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 752 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #52 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 220 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #101 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 500 boysLAMississippi: #152 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 745 boysMSAlabama: #136 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 676 boysALGeorgia: #153 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 841 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal, so not publishedHITexas: #369 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,689 boysTXFlorida: #156 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 912 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#52 · 1 in 220
  2. Louisiana#101 · 1 in 500
  3. Maryland#116 · 1 in 637
  4. Virginia#125 · 1 in 794
  5. Alabama#136 · 1 in 676

Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#52341 in 220
Louisiana#101611 in 500
Maryland#116501 in 637
Virginia#125531 in 794
Alabama#136391 in 676
South Carolina#139301 in 752
Mississippi#152221 in 745
Georgia#153581 in 841
Delaware#15451 in 882
Florida#156961 in 912
North Carolina#158461 in 1,009
New Jersey#161451 in 1,170
Illinois#162991 in 871
Rhode Island#16751 in 1,281
Pennsylvania#168611 in 1,277
New York#1711181 in 1,119
Massachusetts#191241 in 1,704
Kentucky#224131 in 1,869
Michigan#239351 in 1,882
Missouri#243201 in 1,814
Arkansas#25291 in 1,592
Connecticut#26391 in 2,326
Indiana#273171 in 2,305
Tennessee#278161 in 2,198
Ohio#308261 in 2,961
Minnesota#33271 in 4,331
Colorado#34391 in 2,742
Texas#369571 in 2,689
Arizona#375111 in 2,839
California#391831 in 3,426
Wisconsin#43671 in 4,551
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jamal
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#1,181#1,196)
  • 286 spots since 2020 (#910#1,196)
  • 457 spots since 2015 (#739#1,196)
  • Biggest jump: 393 spots in 1968 (#1,181#788)
  • Biggest drop: 216 spots in 2022 (#868#1,084)
Rise & fade · boys
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1993 at #233 (1,245 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1968–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,569
  • Highest: 1 in 1,569 boys born in 1994 were named Jamal (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,107 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #233 in 1993, was only 1 in 1,575 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 30.9% of all boys named Jamal (10,265) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s11#3,173 (1946)#3,453
1950s91#1,501 (1959)#2,818
1960s558#479 (1969)#1,368
1970s4,691#317 (1978)#364
1980s7,187#237 (1988)#304
1990s10,265#233 (1993)#278
2000s5,898#346 (2001)#459
2010s3,266#609 (2010)#732
2020s1,268#868 (2021)#1,046

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jamal in 1992

girls
#10,479
7 births · 1 in 263,419 girls
boys
#240
1,196 births · 1 in 1,670 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #10,479Jamal7

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #240Jamal1,196
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 263,419 of them was named Jamal, which outranked 32.9% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamal
  1. #9,491Zia8
  2. #9,491Zion8
  3. #9,491Zsazsa8
  4. #10,479Jamal7
  5. #10,479Aarion7
  6. #10,479Aarthi7
  7. #10,479Abbye7
  8. #11,738Aamina6
  9. #11,738Abcde6
  10. #11,738Abi6

Tied with 1,258 names at #10,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. 2,282Darian#2,989#707
  2. 1,958Payton#2,660#702
  3. 1,450Peyton#2,034#584
  4. 1,115Chandler#1,656#541
  5. 1,080Brianda#1,857#777
Fallers
  1. 855Rebeccah#1,000#1,855
  2. 725Ieshia#717#1,442
  3. 502Miesha#997#1,499
  4. 470Unknown#794#1,264
  5. 356Phylicia#928#1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 1,670 of them was named Jamal, which outranked 97.6% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamal
  1. #237Willie1,212
  2. #238Brady1,204
  3. #239Trenton1,203
  4. #240Jamal1,196
  5. #240Jon1,196
  6. #242Micah1,195
  7. #243Donovan1,176
  8. #244Marvin1,175

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. 6,348Dalvin#7,271#923
  2. 3,435Jalen#3,813#378
  3. 2,026Davante#2,828#802
  4. 1,555Davonta#2,469#914
  5. 1,383Juwan#2,344#961
Fallers
  1. 2,632Unnamed#972#3,604
  2. 450Octavius#945#1,395
  3. 398Male#679#1,077
  4. 394Khiry#915#1,309
  5. 379Dijon#915#1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992