Jamale
Jamale is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jamale Aarrass, French middle-distance runner Jamale Pringle, Antiguan politician
Meaning & Origin of Jamale
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamale is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jamale Aarrass, French middle-distance runner Jamale Pringle, Antiguan politician
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The Story of Jamale
Jamale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 27 Jamales were born — ranking #2,416 that year. As of 2026, Jamale ranks #8,062 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 495 Jamales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jamale
Jamale is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 495 births in the dataset. Jamale's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #2,416. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamale's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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