Masculine dossier · first seen 1950
Jamel
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1988
Peak era
1988
Peak births
360
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jamel
How many people are named Jamel?
An estimated 10,804 living Americans are named Jamel.
How rare is Jamel?
Jamel is very rare among babies today, with 46 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.2% from its 1988 peak.
How old is the typical Jamel?
The median age of a living American named Jamel is approximately 34 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 43 years old.
Is Jamel still popular?
Not especially. Jamel has been declining since its 1988 peak and registered 46 births in 2025.
Where is Jamel most common?
Jamel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 7.5× more often than the national baseline.
1950Peak 19882025
Peak year
1988
Decline from peak
87.2%
2025
46
All-time
11,225
Where it lives now
Jamel is most concentrated in New York — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Jamel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.