Is Jameel a boy or girl name?

Jameel is a boy’s name. Of the 3,058 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Jameel

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Jameel was most popular in 1977, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,748 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,058 people named Jameel.

Jameel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jameel’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jameel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jameel is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 3,058 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jameel

Where Jameel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org