Given name & surname
Jameel
“a handsome man”
Jameel is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jameel is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jameel 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jameel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,058
- 3,040 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 127 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,108 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,108 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 123 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,669 as a first name in 2020; 741 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jameel’s family of names
Jameel has a related form in Jamal. Jameel has a related form in Jamila. Jameel has a related form in Jamil.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jameel
- Jim Al-KhaliliBritish theoretical physicist, author and broadcasterborn 1962
- Jameel WarneyAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Jameel McClineAmerican boxerborn 1970
- Jamil JalibiPakistani academic, critic, researcher, vice chancellor, linguist (1929–2019)
- Jameel McKayAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Jameel WatkinsAmerican basketball player (born 1977)
- Jameel McClainAmerican football defensive endborn 1985
- Jameel JafferAttorney with American Civil Liberties Unionborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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