Is Jemal a boy or girl name?

Jemal is a boy’s name. Of the 901 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jemal

Recorded 1968–2023 · United States

Jemal was most popular in 1969, when 204 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,226 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 901 people named Jemal.

Jemal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jemal’s peak in 1969. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jemal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jemal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 901 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Jemal

Where Jemal 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