Is Jamell a boy or girl name?

Jamell is a boy’s name. Of the 2,240 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.4% were girls and 96.7% were boys.

Jamell

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Jamell was most popular in 1989, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,956 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,240 people named Jamell.

Jamell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamell’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamell is a boy’s name — 3.4% of the 2,240 Americans given it were girls and 96.7% 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 Jamell

Where Jamell 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