Jamel is an established boys' name that peaked in 1988 and has since faded.
Jamel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,779 for boy births in the United States (and #5,945 across all names), given to 46 babies. Jamel first appears in 1950 and peaked in 1988 (360 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,779 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,809 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,454 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,257 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,859 |
| 2020 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,821 |
| 2019 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,923 |
| 2018 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,752 |
| 2017 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,560 |
| 2016 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,581 |
| 2015 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,422 |
| 2014 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,554 |
| 2013 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,258 |
| 2012 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,255 |
| 2011 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,189 |
| 2010 | 178 | 178 | — | #1,082 |
| 2009 | 205 | 205 | — | #975 |
| 2008 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,043 |
| 2007 | 205 | 205 | — | #964 |
| 2006 | 194 | 194 | — | #960 |
| 2005 | 207 | 207 | — | #882 |
| 2004 | 182 | 182 | — | #930 |
| 2003 | 205 | 205 | #16,782 | #864 |
| 2002 | 218 | 218 | — | #791 |
| 2001 | 191 | 191 | — | #845 |
| 2000 | 201 | 201 | — | #802 |
| 1999 | 237 | 237 | — | #706 |
| 1998 | 214 | 214 | — | #751 |
| 1997 | 208 | — | #11,309 | #749 |
| 1996 | 252 | — | #14,409 | #667 |
| 1995 | 236 | — | #9,056 | #703 |
| 1994 | 306 | — | #14,291 | #598 |
| 1993 | 295 | — | #9,945 | #615 |
| 1992 | 314 | — | #10,923 | #587 |
| 1991 | 358 | — | #6,747 | #547 |
| 1990 | 370 | — | #7,511 | #519 |
| 1989 | 352 | — | #13,176 | #514 |
| 1988 | 373 | — | #6,024 | #485 |
| 1987 | 343 | — | #6,068 | #486 |
| 1986 | 344 | — | #4,815 | #483 |
| 1985 | 316 | — | #5,474 | #500 |
| 1984 | 299 | — | #5,661 | #501 |
| 1983 | 331 | — | #5,584 | #467 |
| 1982 | 297 | — | #5,033 | #505 |
| 1981 | 246 | — | #7,665 | #549 |
| 1980 | 294 | — | #4,206 | #511 |
| 1979 | 290 | — | #4,300 | #506 |
| 1978 | 309 | — | #4,776 | #472 |
| 1977 | 246 | — | #5,639 | #542 |
| 1976 | 244 | — | #4,446 | #533 |
| 1975 | 200 | — | #4,225 | #593 |
| 1974 | 159 | — | #6,466 | #655 |
| 1973 | 149 | — | #4,452 | #684 |
| 1972 | 109 | — | #3,772 | #836 |
| 1971 | 88 | — | #5,257 | #925 |
| 1970 | 51 | — | #4,119 | #1,384 |
| 1969 | 60 | — | #4,039 | #1,140 |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #7,433 | #1,806 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | #4,750 | #2,289 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #6,967 | #2,705 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,100 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #7,172 | #2,951 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,173 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,822 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #6,965 | #3,215 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,302 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,259 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #4,191 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,930 |