Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jamell 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,240
- 2,165 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,928 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,928 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,582 as a first name in 2020; 103 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.
Jamell’s family of names
Jamell may belong to the same name family as Jamel. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jamell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jamell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a majestic man”
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Jamal
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Darell
>99% boys
Marcell
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>99% boys
Mikel
“who is like God?”
99% boys · 1% girls
Mykel
“who is like God?”
94% boys · 6% girls