Jamal vs Jed
Jamal and Jedcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Jamal was ranked #337 and Jed #532 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jamal was ranked #757 and Jed #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Jamal and Jed over time
Jamal and Jed appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Jamal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jed in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jamal and Jed changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #757 and #1758.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jamal #220 in 1996, Jed #224 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jamal held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Jed in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jamal #220 in 1996, Jed #224 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jamal #757, Jed #1758.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jamal | Jed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #352 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jamal has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jed.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jamal
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #343 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #757 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Jed
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #224 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys