Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jamele isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 49
- 49 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 152 as a first name in 2020; 107 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamele’s family of names
Jamele may belong to the same name family as JAMELLE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Jamele, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jamel
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Jamil
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Jamar
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Jarvis
“one who wields a spear”
>99% boys
Jacques
“he who supplants” · “heel grabber”
>99% boys
Jaleel
“a majestic man”
>99% boys
Jamal
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Johnathon
“God has given” · “a gift of God”
>99% boys