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Jamal

Jamal holds the #1196 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 169 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #910 in 2020 to #1196 today. Its strongest year on record was 1993 (#233 nationally, 1,245 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1946. The name's biggest fan base is in Michigan (#601 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1196
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#233
in 1993 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
169
boys named Jamal

Jamal popularity, 1880–2025

0.017%0.034%0.052%0.069%18801900192019401960198020002020#233 in 1993
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1993

Where Jamal is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025WI—Michigan: #601 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MI#601New York: #1297 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1297Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025IN—Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #846 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#846New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025CT—California: #1508 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1508Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025OK—Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jamal in 2025HI—Texas: #1217 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1217Florida: #809 (18 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#809
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Michigan (#601), Louisiana (#672), Maryland (#809)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jamal in the most recent year of SSA data.

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