Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1991

Jamil

Meaning Borrowed from Arabic جميل (jamīl) Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #2,695 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

Borrowed from Arabic جميل (jamīl).

Rank 2025
#2,695
among boys · ↓293 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
48
named Jamil · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,585
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1991
222 babies
All-time total
7,735
#1,417 all-time among boys
First recorded
1931
in Social Security records

Jamil popularity over time

7,735 babies have been named Jamil since 1931, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 5 5 1 – #4,039
1940s – 5 5 1 0% #3,916
1950s – 25 25 3 +400% #3,084
1960s 11 162 173 17 +592% #1,490
1970s 62 975 1,037 104 +499% #670
1980s 83 1,467 1,550 155 +49% #691
1990s 76 1,735 1,811 181 +17% #691
2000s 22 1,665 1,687 169 -7% #832
2010s – 1,054 1,054 105 -38% #1,235
2020s (to 2025) – 388 388 65 -39% #2,015

Where Jamil is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.02 outside top 500
2029 40 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

Where Jamil is most popular

Boys named Jamil per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Ohio, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jamil born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 26 0.060 +60%
Ohio 14 0.053 +41%
Alabama 5 0.046 +22%
Georgia 11 0.043 +16%
Maryland 5 0.042 +12%
New Jersey 8 0.040 +6%
Texas 35 0.040 +6%
Florida 15 0.032 -16%
Illinois 7 0.027 -27%
Pennsylvania 6 0.023 -40%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -48%
California 16 0.018 -53%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jamil

Jamil is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,695 in 2025 with 48 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1931, 7,735 American babies have been named Jamil. Its peak came in 1991, when 222 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jamil stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jamil?

The median living Jamil is about 30 years old; half are between 18 and 40. An estimated 7,500 people named Jamil are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jamil year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 48 #2,695
2024 – – 58 #2,402
2023 – – 75 #2,018
2022 – – 69 #2,143
2021 – – 74 #2,015
2020 – – 64 #2,177
2019 – – 86 #1,798
2018 – – 92 #1,710
2017 – – 95 #1,667
2016 – – 91 #1,711
2015 – – 110 #1,506
2014 – – 108 #1,496
2013 – – 89 #1,679
2012 – – 106 #1,519
2011 – – 134 #1,282
2010 – – 143 #1,235
2009 – – 156 #1,161
2008 – – 164 #1,118
2007 – – 169 #1,083
2006 5 #18,319 141 #1,190
2005 – – 157 #1,057
2004 – – 164 #1,009
2003 – – 164 #978
2002 5 #16,518 171 #943
2001 6 #14,242 186 #864
2000 6 #13,868 193 #832
1995 7 #10,982 161 #855
1990 9 #8,766 189 #743
1985 – – 142 #747
1980 10 #6,472 158 #691
1975 10 #5,693 93 #864
1970 5 #8,485 49 #1,185
1965 – – 23 #1,644
1960 – – 7 #3,487
1955 – – 8 #3,084
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jamil

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jamil Mahuad Jamil Mahuad President of Ecuador between 1998 and 2000 b. 1949 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jamil, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jamil?

The median living Jamil is about 30 years old. Half of all living Jamils are between 18 and 40 years old.

How many people named Jamil are alive today?

An estimated 7,500 people named Jamil are alive in the United States, based on 7,735 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jamil mean?

Borrowed from Arabic جميل (jamīl).

How popular is the name Jamil in 2025?

Jamil ranked #2,695 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 48 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jamil?

7,735 babies have been named Jamil in the United States since 1931, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jamil most popular?

Jamil peaked in 1991, when 222 newborns received the name.

Is Jamil a boy or girl name?

Jamil is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jamil rising or falling?

Jamil is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jamil become more popular?

Jamil is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 boys named Jamil in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jamil?

Well-known people named Jamil include Jamil Mahuad (politician).

Names like Jamil

Names that sound and feel close to Jamil: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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