Jamil: Meaning of Baby Name Jamil

Jamil Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 7,432 baby boys have been named Jamil. The name peaked in 1991 with 214 US births that year (rank #691). In 2024, ranked #2400 nationally — 1,709 places below its 1991 peak.

Top States for Jamil

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Jamil births are: New Jersey (715), New York (706), California (667).

Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Jamil

If you like Jamil's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →

5-Letter Names Starting with J

Names with Jamil's exact length and starting letter: Jaana, Jabin, Jabir, Jacan, Jacee.

Quick Facts About Jamil

1,165

Arabic baby names in our dictionary

699

Arabic male names

209

5-letter J-names in our dictionary

431

J-male names total

2000–2003

years of US SSA records (4 total)

714

total US births named Jamil (all years)

US Popularity History (2000–2003)

📉 Falling fast: Jamil dropped 146 places in the US boys ranking over the last 3 years (#832 in 2000 → #978 in 2003).

Annual US births named Jamil by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 193 boys named Jamil (boy rank #832 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2003, ranked #978 for boys (164 US births). That's 146 places below its 2000 peak.

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.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Jamaal	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jamael	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jamahl	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jamall	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jameel	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jamel	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jamian	Right Hand Of Favor. A Biblical Name.	Male	Hebrew
Jamiel	Right Hand Of Favor. A Biblical Name.	Male	Hebrew
Jamile	Handsome.	Male	Arabic
Jamion	Combination Of James And Damion.	Male	English
Jamon	Right Hand Of Favor. A Biblical Name.	Male	Hebrew
Jaymin	Right Hand Of Favor. A Biblical Name.	Male	Hebrew

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