Jamil
How to say it: juh-MEEL · /dʒəˈmil/
From Arabic 'jamil' meaning 'beautiful, handsome, elegant'.
Jamil was the 2,105th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 48 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 54% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,687 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,105 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 48 |
| Share of births | 1 in 69,069 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −54% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,687 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,110 among boys’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Jamil peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jamil is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #1,110 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Jamil
- Jamil Mahuad (born 1949)41st Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
- Jamil Hasanli (born 1952)Azerbaijani politician and historian
- Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (1863–1936)Iraqi poet and philosopher
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