Given name
Jahmal
“a handsome man”
Jahmal is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jahmal is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jahmal is a variant of Jamal. An origin associated with Jamal is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jahmal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,211
- 1,211 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 932 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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