Jamal

juh-MAHL
Arabic
"beauty"

Jamal Origin and Meaning

The name Jamal is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "beauty".

Jamal is an Arabic boys’ name meaning "beauty." Jamal and its variants are popular in the Muslim community, although Jamal’s popularity within the US has decreased in recent years.

Jamal has been used for at least one memorable character: the young hero of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. Other variations are the Bosnian Džemal (prn: Jemal) and Egyptian Gamal.

# 868 in the US

Jamal Rank in US Top 1000

Jamal Popularity

Famous People Named Jamal

  • Jamal Charles
    American NFL football player
  • Jamal Dasuki Idris
    Australian Rugby League football player
  • Jamal (Phillips)
    American rapper
  • Jamal Bush aka Rock
    American rapper
  • Jamal Lafitte Lewis
    American NFL football player
  • Jamal ad
    Din al,Afghani, Iranian political activist & Islamic ideologist
  • (Aaron) Jamal Crawford
    American basketball player
  • Jamal Abro
    Pakistani Sindhi writer
  • Jamal Khwaja
    Indian philosopher
  • Jamal Woolard
    American actor, rapper & comedian
  • Jamal Nebez
    Kurdish linguist, mathematician & writer
  • Jamal Mashburn
    American basketball player
  • Jamal Aziz Othman
    Swiss figure skater
  • Jamal Shipman
    Survivor: Island of the Idols contestant

Jamal in Pop Culture

  • Jamal Malik
    main character in film "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Jamal Lyon
    character on TV's "Empire"
  • Jamal Wallace
    character in film "Finding Forrester"