Given name

Jimal

“a handsome man”

Jimal is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jimal is a variant of Jamal. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Jimal 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jimal through the years

Babies since 1880
15
15 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1975
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
01234198020002025Highest share 19750.0
Jimal in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1975–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Jimal’s family of names

Jimal has a related form in Jamal.

Walk Jimal’s family in the name graph

JimalJamalJimmalJimall

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Jimal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Jamaal

“a handsome man”

25RareEasing

>99% boys

 

Jameel

“a handsome man”

22RareEasing

>99% boys

Spanish

Vidal

“life” · “a giver of life”

29RareSteady

>99% boys

 

Jamarr

20RareRising fast

>99% boys

Hebrew

Jamin

“the right hand of favor”

28RareSteady

>99% boys

 

Jasen

21RareCooling

>99% boys

 

Joell

“Jehovah is God; God is willing”

20RareEasing

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jimal’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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