Jaleel
- Pronunciation
- [Ja-le-al]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- GREATNESS: GODLIKE
- Origin
- Arabic
Jaleel Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,829 baby boys have been named Jaleel. The name peaked in 1994 with 255 US births that year (rank #652). In 2024, ranked #2345 nationally — 1,693 places below its 1994 peak.
Top States for Jaleel
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Jaleel births are: New York (430), Illinois (303), Georgia (268).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Jaleel
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6-Letter Names Starting with J
Names with Jaleel's exact length and starting letter: Jabari, Jabbar, Jacira, Jackie, Jaclyn.
Quick Facts About Jaleel
US Popularity History (2004–2004)
Annual US births named Jaleel by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2004 with 178 boys named Jaleel (boy rank #946 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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