Given name & surname
Jemal
“a handsome man”
Jemal is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jemal is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jemal 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
Jemal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 901
- 901 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 204 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 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 204 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 933 as a first name in 2020; 548 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.
Jemal’s family of names
Jemal has a related form in Jamal. In Greek usage, Jemal is a transliteration of Τζεμάλ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jemal
- Jemal Karchkhadzeauthor (1936-1998)
- Jemal Johnsonfootballer,born 1985
- Jemal TassewEthiopian footballerborn 1987
- Jamal al-AtassiSyrian politician (1922–2000)
- Jemal Le GrandAruban swimmerborn 1994
- Dzhemal KherhadzeSoviet association football player (1945-2019)
- Jemal AbduEritrean footballer
- Jemal GamakhariaGeorgian politicianborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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