Jameel
Jameel is an Arabic given name, and a surname. The meaning of the name Jameel is beautiful. Notable persons with that name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Jameel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jameel is an Arabic given name, and a surname. The meaning of the name Jameel is beautiful. Notable persons with that name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Jameel
Jameel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 123 Jameels were born — ranking #760 that year. As of 2026, Jameel ranks #4,119 for baby boys with 26 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 3K Jameels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jameel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jameel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gamil
- Jamil
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About the name Jameel
Jameel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jameel's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #760. Use the chart and map above to compare Jameel'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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