How Many People Are Named Jamel?
people named Jamel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 30,838 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,592 babies named Jamel in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
373 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jamel, 3.2% were girls and 96.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jamel fell from 23.9% in the 1960s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jamel alive today is about 32 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jamel first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1988, to 373 babies. In 2025, 46 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jamel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #467, in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #2,778.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,778 |
| Best rank | #467 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #503 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jamel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jamel were born in New York than in any other state: about 3,440 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jamel was given 5.9 times as often in New York, 2.3 times in North Carolina and 2.3 times in South Carolina.
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